Linnéplatsen
1881
landscape
The southern hinge of Gothenburg's Linné axis, planned around 1890 as a circular entry point to Slottsskogen at the meeting of Kommendantsängen, Olivedal and the park. The square stems from an 1881 land-exchange agreement between…
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- 1881
Linnéplatsen was planned as a circular square at the southern end of Linnégatan following a land-exchange agreement in 1881 between the city and private landowners. The square was formally laid out around 1890 and given its current name in…
- 1902
The tramway serving Linnéplatsen was converted to electric operation.
- 1903
Säröbanan opened its station at Karlsroplatsen, just southeast of the square, as the area's rail terminus.
- 1960
A smaller Säröbanan railbus station was built closer to Linnéplatsen after road works affected the old station and park edge.
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- Adrian Pierre Pihl SPahiu · Public domain
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