Skansen facts for kids
Main entrance
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Established | 11 October 1891 |
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Location | Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden |
Type | Open-air living museum and zoo |
Visitors | 1,369,431 (2016) |
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).
Images for kids
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Allsång på Skansen ("Sing-along at Skansen") is a popular annual event.
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Summerhouse of Swedenborg
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A Sami hut
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A brown bear at Skansen
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House from Blekinge County now at Skansen
See also
In Spanish: Skansen para niños
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