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28: 44: 378: 1086: 55: 129:. The fountain includes sculptures featuring five bronze naked, female figures representing five continents: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The fountain and the sculptures were the work of Swedish sculptor Tore Strindberg (1882–1968). The 133:
in the centre of the fountain is decorated with the stamps which were used by the large number of Swedish iron merchants which once traded in the city. The fountain was first erected in 1927 and has been moved twice since then.
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of Linnégatan to the south and Nya Allén to the east; and the streets of Första Långgatan and Andra Långgatan to the west. Järntorget is the traditional home of the city's
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Järntorget ("The Iron Square") was named after the now-demolished
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Järntorget to the south with the small-scale buildings of
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which once stood on the site. It was used for weighing
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in the left (southeast) corner and the broad street of
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Järntorget (Göteborg)

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Gothenburg
Gothenburg tram system
Haga
boulevards
labour movement
Social Democratic Party
ABF
Folkteatern
Folkets hus
scale
iron
city's harbour
granite
De fem världsdelarna
plinth
"Järntorget"
"De fem världsdelarna (Järntorgsbrunnen)"
"Tore Strindberg (1882-1968)"
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Metropolitan Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Hisingen

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