Gasklockan, Gothenburg
Gasklockan | |
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Gasometer | |
Location | Gullbergsvass |
Town or city | Gothenburg |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 57°43′04″N 11°58′55″E / 57.71778°N 11.98194°E |
Opened | 7 November 1933 |
Closed | 1993 |
Demolished | 2017 |
Owner | Göteborg Energi |
Height | 81 m (266 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 44.75 m (146.8 ft) |
Other dimensions | 100,000 m3 (3,500,000 cu ft) |
Gasklockan was a
Original usage
Gasklockan entered usage in 1933 at the Gullbergsvass gasworks, which was at the time the largest gasworks in Sweden.[1] It was in the shape of a 20 sided polygon with an internal diameter of 46 m (151 ft) and a height of 81 m (266 ft) with a gas capacity of 100,000 m3 (3,500,000 cu ft).[2]
Other uses
After Gasklockan stopped being used for storing gas in 1993 many other uses have been proposed. The most famous of these is The Coca-Cola Company's proposal to repaint it to look like a can of Coca-Cola for an ad campaign in connection to the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.[3] The proposal was later withdrawn after complaints from locals. There have also been many other suggestions, among them an exhibition hall, climbing center, museum, hotel and dance stage.[3][4]
While empty it was used for a few purposes including recording several music videos, including
Gasklockan deteriorated further over time making it more expensive to renovate or maintain with a maintenance cost of 100,000
Demolition
Plans to demolish Gasklockan were formalized in 1999 when Göteborg Energi applied for demolition permission with the
References
- ^ "Historia". Göteborg Energi (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nilsson, Magnus (26 August 2016). "Gasklockan rivs nerifrån och upp". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Johansson, Anders (2 August 2011). "Gasklockan ska målas om som en Cola-burk". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Ferhatovic, Marina (26 October 2012). "Reklam för Cola eller klättervägg". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Rasmuson, Hanna (22 August 2016). "Ljudet av Gasklockan finns kvar". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Grahn-Hinnfors, Gunilla (18 May 2009). "Nytt förslag om gasklockan". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Fransson, Dag (10 December 2014). "Gasklockan ska rivas". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Bergman, Helena (30 April 2013). "Beslutet fattat: Gasklockan ska rivas". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Grill, Martin (10 December 2014). "Klockan klämtar för Gasklockan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Henke, Jesper (22 October 2015). "Snart rivs gasklockan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jungmar, Susanne (11 November 2015). "Rivningen av gasklockan försenas igen". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jungmar, Susanne (13 March 2016). "Pilgrimsfalkar försenar rivningen av gasklockan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jungmar, Susanne (14 January 2017). "Bråttom för gasklockan – snart kommer falken". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Moberg, Carl (14 February 2017). "Falkarna vägrar överge gasklockan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Hankins, Markus (7 March 2017). "TV: Här rivs gasklockan i Göteborg – på två minuter". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 13 January 2020.