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Gallows Hill
View over Stigberget in Stockholm with the Navigation school at the right. The oldest name of Stigberget is Gallows Hill. During the 1500s and 1600s it was one of Stockholm's execution sites. On the oldest realistic painting of Stockholm which is preserved from 1535, towering the gallows at the top of Stigberget. It stood on the mountain's highest point. There its deterrent silhouette was visible all over town. In many charts from the 1500s and 1600s was the gallows plotted as a seamark.
The Navigation School in Stockholm was built in 1907 on Stigbergets highest point, probably where the gallows once stood. At the top of the school tower is a signal mast with a so-called time ball. It is a mechanical device which indicates the right time for the ships in the harbor. The ball is a ball-shaped basket made of steel strip which is hoisted on top and falls after five minutes down at exactly 12:00 GMT and chronometer on board could be corrected after that time. The time ball is still in use.
Gallows Hill
View over Stigberget in Stockholm with the Navigation school at the right. The oldest name of Stigberget is Gallows Hill. During the 1500s and 1600s it was one of Stockholm's execution sites. On the oldest realistic painting of Stockholm which is preserved from 1535, towering the gallows at the top of Stigberget. It stood on the mountain's highest point. There its deterrent silhouette was visible all over town. In many charts from the 1500s and 1600s was the gallows plotted as a seamark.
The Navigation School in Stockholm was built in 1907 on Stigbergets highest point, probably where the gallows once stood. At the top of the school tower is a signal mast with a so-called time ball. It is a mechanical device which indicates the right time for the ships in the harbor. The ball is a ball-shaped basket made of steel strip which is hoisted on top and falls after five minutes down at exactly 12:00 GMT and chronometer on board could be corrected after that time. The time ball is still in use.