Vasastan is a district in central
Gothenburg
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, Sweden. While nearby
Haga was a suburb for the working class with wooden houses, Vasastan was built in stone in
neo-renaissance
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and
baroque style
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for the wealthy middle class. Vasastan was built in the latter half of the 19th century when the city expanded outside the city walls.
Gothenburg
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