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Lilla Bommen (building)
The Lilla Bommen (Building) named after the surrounding location of ''Lilla Bommen,'' commonly referred to as ''Läppstiftet (The Lipstick)'', is an 86m (282 ft), 22 floor building housing office, networking and restaurant spaces in ''Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden''. The building’s distinct Postmodern architecture, post-modern architectural style, popularly referred to as “The Lipstick” due to its distinctive red and white colour schematic, was erected on the banks of Göta älv, Göta River in 1989 by Skanska, ''Skanska Property West AB''. The 32000 sqm office space which houses over 900 office workers, is a popular tourist destination for its top-floor lookout, ''Götheborgs Utkiken'' and restaurants such as the ''Restuarang Läppstiftet'', has contributed to the landmark status of the building in the ''Central Gothenburg'' skyline. The waterways of the area which link to the Kattegat, Kattegat Strait, the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, which historically forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
