Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in

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where

Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB was a Swedish shipbuilding company based in Gothenburg. It was founded in 1850 by Christian Barchman under the name ''Ericsbergs metall och tackjerns-gjuteri''. It delivered its last ship in 1979. History In ...

s AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry. Since the collapse of the shipyards, the area has been rebuilt into a modern neighbourhood. The former machinery buildings have been renovated into a hotel with conference facilities. An 84-metre high

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– the Eriksberg crane – stands as a remnant of the area's shipbuilding past. A large grass area, now used for apartment buildings, was used for concerts from 1987 to 1990 (when

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was closed for such concerts).

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performed in front of 106,000 people for 2 sold-out shows during his

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in June 1988. U2 and David Bowie performed in 1987, and the

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and Madonna in 1990. In 2014, the

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band

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from Gothenburg filmed a music video for the song "King Of Errors" from their album

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atop the Eriksberg gantry crane.

Gallery

File:Eriksberg_by_Night_ca_(2002).jpg, The Eriksberg crane (2002) File:Eriksberg.JPG, Post-industrial apartment buildings in Eriksberg File:Hotell i Göteborg (Radisson BLU).jpg, An area of Eriksberg (2020) File:Kronjuvelen,_Göteborg.jpg, A high rise residential building (est. completion in 2022)

References

Gothenburg Hisingen Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Sweden {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub