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After his son started a family in a small village in central Sweden, Scotsman Tom Smith ditched his dreams of retirement in France and instead followed his family to Nannberga, where he teaches Swedes the intricacies of making stained glass.
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Indeed, this art form does not exist in Sweden. Not like, say, architecture which is so advanced in Sweden.
Superbly decorated buildings, exquisite design both inside and outside, a pleasure to the eye and comfort for the soul, the paradise in urban design, the very modern next to the very traditional, functionalism hand-in-hand with sophistication, the pinnacle,--to be brief--of the creme de la creme of architectural design and art. For example, http://goo.gl/maps/4zfpv
Any resemblance of Swedish architecture to communist mass-produced blocks is, of course, a propaganda.
Stained glass art may be inexistent in Sweden, but architectural art is everywhere, for the pleasure of citizens and visitors alike. I don't understand why some people say that Paris and London are better, architecturally, than Gävle. Immigrants' ungratefuleness, I guess.
Sorry, but you are blind. The buildings of Swedish Towns are the best in Europe, and
in the while world. Especially, in neighbourhoods. The elegance of swedish apartment blocks, of the rows of uniform, exquisite balconies, the fine details in their decoration, the choice of colours and building materials, the sense of awe and belonging and warmth it creates to visitors, residents and mere onlookers ... All these things are second to none and there is no single building in Paris which measures up to them. Please open up your eyes.
I showed you a photo of a wonderful Swedish building. Here it is again:
http://goo.gl/maps/4zfpv
Can't you see the beauty? The elegance of its architectural design? The finesse of its balconies? The subtlety of its colours? The modernity of its windows? The attentionthe architect gave in the details?
A piece of art!
How can anyone compare this to Parisian buildings?
I'm sorry I don't understand.
Are you saying that Swedish architecture is worse than a depressive tenement area in Kraków?
Sweden has the ugliest architecture in Europe. They are very depressing to look at. It is reminiscent of the housing images from the old soviet union. They, the fat and boring developers created those nasty looking buildings without any feelings from the 50s onwards. They should be forced to live in some of those apartments as a punishment for creating such disgusting edifice. Thank goodness for Gamla Stan.....I don't think anyone in the right mind could compare the Swedish architecture with Haussmannian architecture or the Neoclassical architecture in Rome
Art and beauty in Sweden, especially in architecture, are unparalleled in the whole world. Let me give you another example of exquisite Swedish architecture, a building combining the ancient Roman style with a modern avant garde touch. Simply superb!
http://www.uglycityguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC_0821-e1333480584444-600x800.jpg