Gasklockan, Gothenburg

Gasklockan
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General information
StatusDemolished
TypeGasometer
LocationGullbergsvass
Town or cityGothenburg
CountrySweden
Coordinates57°43′04″N 11°58′55″E / 57.71778°N 11.98194°E / 57.71778; 11.98194
Opened7 November 1933
Closed1993
Demolished2017
OwnerGöteborg Energi
Height81 m (266 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter44.75 m (146.8 ft)
Other dimensions100,000 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.