Gasklockan | |
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General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Type | 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 gasometer in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was 81 meters tall and stored up to 100,000 cubic meters of gas while in use between 1933 and 1993. After it was taken out of use several possible uses were suggested, most notably painting it like a can of Coca-Cola for the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. None of those plans were realized with the owners, Göteborg Energi applying for permission to demolish the building in 1999. The building was demolished in 2017 after many complications among them two endangered falcons nesting on top of the building and various processes being appealed.