Skansen
Appearance
Main entrance | |
Established | 11 October 1891 |
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Location | Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°19′34″N 18°06′13″E / 59.32611°N 18.10361°E |
Type | Open-air living museum and zoo |
Visitors | 1,369,431 (2016)[1] |
Director | John Brattmyhr |
Website | www |
Skansen is an open air museum and zoo on the island Djurgården in the town of Stockholm in Sweden. It was opened in 1891, on the initiative of Artur Hazelius (1833–1901).
References
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