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Johan SWE

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2020

Based in Malmö, southern Sweden.

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‘Dutch’n’Dutch’

Aarhus, Denmark

‘Dutch’n’Dutch’

This sculpture in Denmark presents Arnold Schwarzenegger embracing his own doppelgänger.

'Gongen' seen from across the hall.

Aarhus, Denmark

Gongen (The Gong)

A massive bell inside a Danish library rings to announce the birth of a baby in the city.

Viking Traffic Lights

Aarhus, Denmark

Viking Traffic Lights

At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.

Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo

Corralejo, Spain

Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo

Park in the Canary Islands renowned for white dunes that contrast with the turquoise waters of the Atlantic.

Cafe Bar downstairs

Prague, Czechia

Municipal House

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

French Toilets of Spikersuppa

Oslo, Norway

French Toilets of Spikersuppa

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

The tower as seen from the Daugava River

Riga, Latvia

Riga Radio and Television Tower

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

 Cluster of bullet holes (circled).

Bender, Moldova

The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

The Wetting Trap Chair of Rosenborg Castle

Copenhagen, Denmark

Wetting Trap Chair

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

Sun Voyager

Reykjavik, Iceland

Sun Voyager

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

'Slattenpatten & hendes døtre'

Næstved, Denmark

Slattenpatten and Her Daughters

A bronze fountain celebrating a strange, seductive, long-breasted, motherly creature from regional folklore.

1 Ban Monument

Chisinau, Moldova

1 Ban Monument

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

Judgment Day mural.

Chisinau, Moldova

Last Judgment Mural

A vivid and terrifying mural blends pop-culture-style depictions of Hell with traditional Orthodox imagery.

Carlos Calderón Yruegas calls the villa his personal playground.

La Oliva, Spain

Villa Tabaiba

This kaleidoscopic house may be the most bizarre on the island of Fuerteventura.

Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace

Chisinau, Moldova

Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

Heksens Hårbånd (The Witch’s Headband)

Lille Skensved, Denmark

Heksens Hårbånd (The Witch’s Headband)

Legend says an angry old witch’s hair ribbon turned to stone, now streaked across the rock she threw at the church.

Graffiti on the exterior walls and the conveyor belt

Kiel, Germany

Kiel’s Old Waste Incineration Plant

Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.

Denmark’s Smallest Equestrian Statue

Næstved, Denmark

Denmark’s Smallest Equestrian Statue

Honoring a local founder, this tiny tribute once vanished under mysterious circumstances.

Standalone elevator entrance to the museum

Aalborg, Denmark

Franciscan Monastery Museum

An underground museum of monks, bones, and medieval ruins.

All four 'Tumblers on Life´s Path' in order, left to right.

Copenhagen, Denmark

'Tumlinger på livets vej' ('Tumblers on Life's Path')

Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.

Though the dam crest is long gone, the tower still stands.

Nyborg, Denmark

Den Hvide Jomfru (The White Maiden)

Legend speaks of a banished noblewoman allegedly walled inside this little tower.

Communist symbols mingle with religious icons

Tiraspol, Moldova

Transnistria

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Exterior
Permanently Closed

Chisinau, Moldova

Chisinau State Circus

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Abandoned graves.

Chisinau, Moldova

Chisinau Jewish Cemetery

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

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