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Bergs slussar

Bergs slussar

Landscape architect

Baltzar von Platen

Year

1815

Type

landscape

Eleven locks raise a boat 28.8 meters from Lake Roxen up to Berg, a climb known as the great lift. The flight comes in three groups. Carl Johans slusstrappa, the longest lock staircase on the Göta kanal, has seven coupled chambers and…

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Timeline

  1. 1815

    Original construction

    Baltzar von Platen

  2. 2025-2027

    Bergs slussar visitor centre

    A visitor centre in timber is being raised above the Carl Johan flight of locks, holding a restaurant, a shop, an information point and two exhibitions. Construction began in November 2025, with the opening planned for May 2027.

    Tengbom

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