Friday, 4 May 2012

Helsingborg seen from the medieval Kärnan tower

The classical view from the medieval Kärnan fortified tower in Helsingborg has not changed much since the early 1940s (except that there are more cars now):

The view from Kärnan in the early 1940s


The view from Kärnan on May 3, 2012


Kärnan - the symbol of the city of Helsingborg - is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress, which together with the Kronborg castle on the other side of Øresund, controlled the entrance to the Baltic Sea




On this detail of an 1580s engraving you can clearly see the Kärnan tower  

Here is another view - northwards - from the Kärnan tower:


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