The unique cast iron spire at the Riddarholmen church. Only one other in all of Europe in this style. In Rouen. It is 24 meter high. It weighs 125 tonnes. It consists of 2000 cast iron pieces. And it is coming down for a three-year-long renovation. It was designed by Erik Gustaf Göthe in 1838 after the original tower was destroyed in a fire a few years earlier. Most parts are newer as there were another renovation in the 1960s. But back then they used PCB and asbestos so that needs to be replaced now.



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