Around Scandinavia: Part Twenty
In which I explored the Swedish ship
Day Seven continues …
The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) houses the only almost fully intact 17th-century warship ever recovered, the Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. Commissioned by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden during a time of military expansion. The ship capsized and sank due to design flaws - too top-heavy with insufficient ballast. Located in 1956 and salvaged in 1961 after 333 years underwater.
The Ship Hall
The centre piece looms across multiple levels, allowing visitors to view her from keel to crow’s nest. I clicked the image from the highest level on the museum.
Auditorium
The film about Vasa tells you about the building of the ship at the Ship Yard, the sinking, about life in Stockholm during the 17th century and the salvage in the 20th century. This is at the entrance level.
Stern castle
Vasa was not just a warship; it was also intended to be a grand display window for Sweden and King Gustav II Adolf. There were over 700 sculptures and decorations on the ship. The splendor aimed at impressing spectators, but also carried a clear message. The sculptures were supposed to convey that Gustav II Adolf was the rightful king and that he had God on his side.
In His Majesty's Ship
The earliest history of the Vasa is told, from its construction to its sinking and the subsequent trial. This is depicted through different versions of the ship and an audio. Vasa never saw battle, but she was one of the most heavily armed war machines of her time.
Life on Board
Artifacts on the ship are displayed in this section.
The Salvage
Chronicles the engineering feat of raising the ship and preserving it.
We left the museum at 01:15pm, were waiting in the park for our bus to arrive.
We reached the lunch restaurant Mukut, Ynglingagatan at 2pm. It is run by two Indian women, Mona and Bindu. I had lunch with Manasi, Jyotsna and Amita Rane.
After lunch, we drove towards Värtahamnen, Stockholm port terminal for embarking the cruise. We had to keep check-in luggage in our bus since the bus was also boarding on the cruise. We alighted the bus with our small bags, entered the terminal and waited for Vihar to bring the tickets. Then we walked for a while, passports were checked and at 03:30pm we had embarked the cruise. More on it in next post.
Also read:
London: Madame Tussauds Wax museum
Tyrol: Kristallwelten Swarovski
Sentosa Island: Madame Tussauds Wax museum
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