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Kalmar Cathedral stands on Stortorget on the island of Kvarnholmen and was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder in a classical Baroque style. Building began in 1660, was interrupted by the Scanian War and was completed in 1703. The walls are of limestone from Gotland, and the corner towers carry copper-covered domes.
Kalmar County Museum is the regional museum of cultural history for Kalmar County, housed since 1987 in the former Kalmar steam mill by the harbour. One floor shows finds from the royal warship Kronan, which exploded and sank off Öland in 1676, including bronze cannons and coin hoards; other exhibitions cover the illustrator Jenny Nyström and the county's past.
Kalmar Art Museum is a regional art museum run by the Kalmar Art Society and opened in 1942. Since 2008 it has occupied a black, four-storey timber-clad building in the City Park beside Kalmar Castle, designed by Tham & Videgård. It shows contemporary art and works from the society's collection, including Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson and Vera Nilsson.
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