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...The painter prince discovered the place in 1892, when he rented a house there for a few days. Seven years later he bought the premises and had a new house designed and erected.
The Galllery at Waldarmarsudde
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Prince Eugen had been educated as a painter in Paris and after his death the house was converted to a museum of his own and other paintings. The prince died in 1947 and is buried by the beach close to the house.
 

The complex consists of a castle-like main building - the Mansion - finished in 1905 and designed by the Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg, and a Gallery Building, added in 1913. The estate also includes the original manor-house building, known as the Old House and an old linseed mill, both dating back to the 1780s. The estate is set in beautiful parkland, featuring centuries-old oak trees. Its situation by the inlet to Stockholm harbour presents the visitor with stunning views of the water.
 
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Skansen
 
Winter at Skansen
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Skansen is an open air museum and zoo located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833-1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden throughout history, and is generally considered the oldest continuously running open-air museum in the world.
 
The 19th century was a period of great change throughout Europe and Sweden was no exception. Its rural way of life was rapidly giving way to an industrialized society and many feared that the country's many traditional customs and occupations may be lost to history.
 
Artur Hazelius, who had previously founded the Nordic Museum on the island of Djurgården near the centre of Stockholm, was inspired by the open-air museum founded by King Oscar II in Kristiania in 1881 when he created his open-air museum on the hill that dominates the island.
 
Skansen became the model for other early open-air museums in Scandinavia and later ones elsewhere. The name "Skansen" has also been used as a noun to refer to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, but also in the United States, e.g. Old World Wisconsin and Fairplay, Colorado.
 

Skansen was originally a part of the Nordic Museum, but became an independent organization in 1963. The objects in the Skansen buildings are still the property of the Nordic Museum.
 
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Skansen Aquarium
 
Probably the most famour thumb in the World! Skansen Aquariums boss Jonas photographed a Silk monkey baby on his thumb.
 
This aquarium is not just for fish, here you can see monkey, frogs, spider, birds and other animals of interest.
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