Gothenburg 400 : an illustrated history

Gothenburg is an amazing place. This book takes readers on a journey through time spanning 400 years - from the city"s founding by Sweden"s king Gustavus Adolphus to today"s dynamic metropolis. Packed with unique photographs, this is the most comprehensive illustrated book ever created about Gothenburg and its history.

Kristian Wedel is a journalist and editor at Göteborgs-Posten. His previous works includes several books about Gothenburg.

This book contains images and impressions from the project Gothenburg through the Ages, a collaborative initiative between the Museum of Gothenburg, the Hasselblad Foundation, the University of Gothenburg, Kamerareportage, the Regional State Archives in Gothenburg, Göteborg & Co, Göteborgs-Posten and Bokförlaget Max Ström.