Inom Vallgraven (Inner Moat), Old Town- Old city center, Gustav Adolfs Torg, The City Hall (Stadshuset), the Town Hall (Rådhuset), the Bourse (Börsen), Wenngrenska Huset, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Tyska Kyrkan, Domkyrkan, Norra Hamngatan, Östra Hamngatan, NK, Feskekörka
Gothenburg is known for its many canals, designed after Dutch cities. Part of the famous Göta Kanal flows through the city. The inner city, Inom Vallgraven (Inner Moat), the Old Town, is filled with many beautiful old buildings, some modern buildings, restaurants and many store brands. As the most important shopping area, weekends the Old Town is crowded with people unlike many other parts of Gothenburg. Here, right next to the canal, you find the most important square in the city - Gustav Adolfs Torg. King Gustav Adolf was the founder of Göteborg, an equestrian statue of him can be found in the middle of the square. The City Hall (Stadshuset), the Town Hall (Rådhuset), the Bourse (Börsen) and Wenngrenska Huset, all neo-classic, can be found around the square. Drottninggatan (Queen St) is the main pedestrian street in the old town area. It is 800m long and one of the oldest streets in the city and begins near Drottningtorget. Kungsgatan (King St) is a larger road, that goes parallel with Drottninggatan. At Kungsgatan you find Göteborgs Domkyrka (Gothenburg Cathedral), a large church in neo-classicist style. It is also known as the Swedish Church, to distringuish it from Tyska Kyrkan (the German Church), a church from 1748 situated at Norra Hamngatan (North Harbour St), a street that goes along the canal in the Old Town/Inner Moat area. Östra Hamngatan (E Harbour St) is a large road with many trams passing. Here you find NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), a large department store, one of only two left of this classic chain. Arkaden is a large shopping mall. Västra Hamngatan (W Harbour St) is another large road, it leads to Grönsakstorget (Vegetable Square). The famous rock music club Sticky Fingers is also in the Inner Moat area. Feskekörka is a very popular fish market that resembles a neo-gothic church, right next to the canal in the Old Town. It opened in 1874. Scandinavia's largest downtown mall, Nordstan, borders Inom Vallgraven (Inner Moat area). |