VARVSSTADEN Borta Men Inte Gl???md - Malm???s Maritima Arv Redan pa 1300-talet bidrog Malmo s strategiska la ge vid O resund till stadens starka tillva xt som ett betydande handels- och maritimt nav. Grundandet av Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad a r 1840 markerade stadens framva xt som tillverkningscentrum. Pa Kockums producerade man allt fra n konsumtionsvaror och jordbruksverktyg till ja rnva gsvagnar, stora lastfartyg och milita ra fartyg, inklusive va rldens fo rsta ka rnkraftsdrivna isbrytare. Oljekrisen pa 1970 ...
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VARVSSTADEN Borta Men Inte Gl???md - Malm???s Maritima Arv Redan pa 1300-talet bidrog Malmo s strategiska la ge vid O resund till stadens starka tillva xt som ett betydande handels- och maritimt nav. Grundandet av Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad a r 1840 markerade stadens framva xt som tillverkningscentrum. Pa Kockums producerade man allt fra n konsumtionsvaror och jordbruksverktyg till ja rnva gsvagnar, stora lastfartyg och milita ra fartyg, inklusive va rldens fo rsta ka rnkraftsdrivna isbrytare. Oljekrisen pa 1970-talet ledde till en industriell nedga ng som sa sma ningom sporrade Malmo s omvandling, driven av betydande infrastrukturprojekt som Citytunneln och O resundsbron mellan Sverige och Danmark - men ocksa Va stra Hamnen, skyskrapan Turning Torso, Malmo Ho gskola och Hyllie. Fotografierna i denna bok visualiserar en del av de sista relikerna och ruinerna av Malmo s en ga ng stolta industriella historia, som givit plats a t en ny, ljus framtid. VARVSSTADEN Gone but not forgotten - Malm???'s Maritime Legacy Already in the 14th century, Malmo 's strategic location by the ???resund Strait contributed to the city's strong growth as a significant trade and maritime hub. The founding of Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad in 1840 marked the city's emergence as a manufacturing center. At Kockums, everything from consumer goods and agri- cultural tools to railway carriages, large cargo ships, and military vessels, including the world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, was produced. The oil crisis of the 1970s led to an industrial decline, which eventually spurred Malmo 's transformation, driven by significant infrastructure projects such as the City Tunnel and the ???resund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark - as well as the Va stra Hamnen neighborhood, the Turning Torso skyscraper, Malmo University, and the Hyllie district. The photographs in this book visualize some of the last relics and ruins of Malmo 's once proud industrial history, which have given way to a new, bright future.
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