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Unusual Attractions in Lund

Horologium mirabile Lundense

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The Nose Academy

One hundred plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

Skyddsmantelmadonnan

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

Newton's Apple Tree

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

Intighet (Nothingness)

The indecisiveness of what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

The Lagom Standard Measure

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

Runstenskullen (The Rune Stone Hill)

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten (Meridian for the Academic Quarter)

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

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