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.
Fascinating, Stefan. It is frustrating how often we think we are fixing things and doing them right, only to discover later how wrong we were!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great shot. So sleek and elegant design.
ReplyDeleteWow a really great design.
ReplyDeleteIt's very grand and love the blue sky :-D
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful. You wonder how they originally installed it without our modern machinery.
ReplyDeleteAsbestos? That’s going be a hazmat project.
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