As I said before, I'm not a museum kind of person but Vasa Museum was on my must visit list when I visited Stockholm in June. The idea of seeing a ship that was underwater for more than 300 years was way too exciting. My 1st expression when I saw it was "wow, amazing!!".
The card was sent by Damien.
The Vasa Museum is located in the royal parkland, Djurgården. This is one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia; around 1.5 million visitors every year enjoy the exhibitions in the museum, which describe the warship Vasa's history and life at the time; how, after 333 years at the bottom of Stockholm bay, the ship was rediscovered and salvaged. - in: https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/about
Photo cover: Magnus Svensson ©
Vasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship foundered after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannon were salvaged in the 17th century until it was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping lane just outside Stockholm harbor. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961.
During the 1961 recovery, thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least 15 people were found in and around the Vasa's hull by marine archaeologists. Among the many items found were clothing, weapons, cannons, tools, coins, cutlery, food, drink and six of the ten sails. The artifacts and the ship herself have provided scholars with invaluable insights into details of naval warfare, shipbuilding techniques and everyday life in early 17th-century Sweden. - in: wikipedia
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