Feskekörka
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300px|thumb|right|The Fish Church in Gothenburg Feskekörka (; , also ) is a building in Gothenburg, Sweden, that formerly housed an indoor fish market. Its name is based on the building's resemblance to a neo-Gothic church. It opened on 1 November 1874, and was designed by the city architect Victor von Gegerfelt. Feskekörka is an institution in Gothenburg as well as a tourist magnet, housing one of the city's oldest trades, fishing.
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It sits within the topics 19th-century establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County, Building and structure articles needing translation from Swedish Wikipedia and Fish markets.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seafood market
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Gothenburg Municipality
- Material used
- limestone
- Official website
- www.feskekörka.se
- Image
- 00 3022 Göteborg - Markthallen.jpg
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- inception
- 1874-11-01
- architectural style
- national Romantic style
- Commons category
- Feskekörka
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300px|thumb|right|The Fish Church in Gothenburg Feskekörka (; , also ) is a building in Gothenburg, Sweden, that formerly housed an indoor fish market. Its name is based on the building's resemblance to a neo-Gothic church. It opened on 1 November 1874, and was designed by the city architect Victor von Gegerfelt. Feskekörka is an institution in Gothenburg as well as a tourist magnet, housing one of the city's oldest trades, fishing.
Apart from a fish market, there was also a fish and seafood restaurant in the building. Feskekörka underwent a renovation for several years, beginning in 2021. There is now a single occupant of the building operating a restaurant business.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Feskekörka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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