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Photographer’s Note

Vasa (or Wasa) was a warship that was built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden from 1626 to 1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. Vasa fell into obscurity after initial attempts at recovering her valuable cannons in the 17th century but was located again in the late 1950s, in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor. She was salvaged with a largely intact hull on 24 April 1961. She was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Wasa Shipyard") until 1987, and was then moved to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and, as of 2007, has attracted more than 25 million visitors...

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BennyV (4751) 2009-04-22 2:42

Interesting wide angle view. Good natural light. I'll be in Stockholm for a couple of days next month and this is a must, makes me look forward even more.
Thanks.

Benny

Aviller (3106) 2009-06-22 14:20

Wow, just a great job of capturing this massive vessel in its entirety. You really get a good idea of its size and the size of the room thanks to the people that are standing next to it. Sharpness is perfect as well.