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september 2005

Haga

Göteborg, Sweden

A street in an old district called Haga, with its typical three-floor houses: one floor stone, two of wood. As photo this is hardly so special, but just to show. It was a nice place.


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A *04-Feb-2006 13:56
Yes, there is a reason: fire safety regulations. (Or how to say in english.) Acording to them it was forbidden to build wooden houses higher than two floors. One stone, two wood was a way to avoid the regulations. The houses are called landshövdingehus, "provincial governer houses" or so, because a provincial governer allowed them to be built like this. ** And the hanging lamp, i've seen them in quite many places both in Finland and Sweden. Curious to know it is just here.

:: hide | delete 03-Feb-2006 20:52
one stone; to wood. any reason? very curious. the lamp post...or then it doesnt have a post-- hanging street light. never saw actually before. and cobbles are nice on the road.
:: 03-Feb-2006 20:52
one stone; to wood. any reason? very curious. the lamp post...or then it doesnt have a post-- hanging street light. never saw actually before. and cobbles are nice on the road.