Universeum (Heden district)Just next to Liseberg and the Museum of World Culture is Universeum, a futuristic science center and museum that opened in 2001. It is very large and features a tropical rain forest, an aquarium, space vehicles and objects, a diagonal funiculare, a glass elevator that rides through a waterfall and an indoor zoo with many animals and birds. Universeum is divided into six divisions. The building itself, as well as the animals and greenery, is very impressive and unique of its kind, and was designed by the wellknown architect Gert Wingårdh. The mix of glass and wood panels is significant for the building. It is part of Evenemangsstråket (the thouroughfare of events), that includes sights like Liseberg, Ullevi and Scaninavium just to mention a few. |