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Vasamuseet
Stockholm's unique
Vasamuseet
is a purpose-built preservation and display case
for an ancient sunken battleship. The ship was the pride of the Swedish Crown
when it set out in August 1628, but pride quickly turned to embarrassment when
the top-heavy ship tipped and sank to the bottom of Saltsjön, where it would await
rescue for 300 years. The museum explains - in fascinating multimedia - how it
was found, retrieved and restored, why it sank in the first place, and what it all
means to the Swedish people.
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