Göteborg - Majorna

Between Slottskogen and the Götaälv lies the Majorna district, originally a working-class housing scheme built about 1875, with the "governor's houses" (landshövdingehus) characteristic of Göteborg (so called because they were built in accordance with a decree issued by the governor, the landshövding). Since timber-built houses were not allowed to have more than two stories the ground floor was built of stone.