Eastern and Southeastern Districts, Göteborg

From the northeast side of Gustav Adolfs Torg in Göteborg, Östra Hamngatan runs south to Kungsportsplats, with an equestrian statue of Charles IX (by Börjesson, 1903). Between here and Västra Hamngatan are a number of business and shopping streets. To the south of the square, beyond the old moat, is the Grand Theater (Stora Teatern, 1859), on the east side of the Kungspark. Opposite the theater, on the far side of Kungsportsavenyn (called simply Avenyn, "the Avenue", for short), Göteborg's grandest street, can be seen the first version of a well-known piece of sculpture by Molin, "The Wrestlers" ("Bältespännare"). Beyond this is the beautiful park of the Horticultural Society (Trädgårdsföreningen), with a large palm-house and a restaurant (main entrance from Nya Allén). In the Avenue, between Nya Allén and Parkgatan, is a statue (by I. Fallstedt, 1899) of the engineer John Ericsson (1803-89), who after emigrating to the United States perfected the screw propeller and built the warship "Monitor".