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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tranekær Galakse - Modern Stone Circle etc in Denmark in Fyn, Langeland and Islands

Submitted by combuijs on Saturday, 08 August 2015  Page Views: 2324

Modern SitesSite Name: Tranekær Galakse
Country: Denmark
NOTE: This site is 0.484 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Fyn, Langeland and Islands Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Svendborg  Nearest Village: Tranekær
Latitude: 55.000080N  Longitude: 10.852170E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Tranekær Galakse
Tranekær Galakse submitted by combuijs : Overview of the monument (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Svendborg (Fyn South + Langeland)

Modern stone circle near the Tranekær Castle.

Galakse is a 12 by 15 meter sculptural work of art executed by Jan Axel Starup. It was inaugurated by the Danish Queen on 7th July 1985. Galakse is Danish for Galaxy. The monument consists of 27 boulders of varying sizes. The largest one weights 10 tons and was found in Tranekær.

You can find it on the parking place of the castle, along road 305.
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Tranekær Galakse submitted by Tonnox : Tranekær Galakse. Foto nov. 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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