The Nude Girl and the Sea Trolls: A Gothenburg Surprise

The Nude Girl and the Sea Trolls: A Gothenburg Surprise

A sculpture in grays, with a little surprise tucked away: a nude girl stands in the center, surrounded by three sea trolls.

The Nude Girl and the Sea Trolls, also known as Skogsråfontänen, is a sculpture created by Ivar Johnsson, placed in 1919 on Floras Kulle in Kungsparken, in central Gothenburg. A nude girl in diabas stands on a pedestal in the center of the sculpture, surrounded by three sea trolls. Arvid Fuhre designed the fountain basin where a secret lies hidden: the sculpture is the centerpiece of the fountain.

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Written by Nik Frost

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