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See how the Gävle Goat is constructed!

 

12, 000 knots and 1, 200 meters of timber are turned into to the finished product: a magnificent straw goat, 13 meters tall and 7 meters long.

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Building the Gävle Goat - part 1

On the first of Advent, the world's largest straw goat is inaugurated on Slottstorget (Castle Square) in Gävle. However, the building of the goat begins much earlier.

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Building the Gävle Goat - part 2

Watch how straw mats are tied onto the wooden frame of the Gävle Goat.

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Building the Gävle Goat - part 3

See the third and final part about how the Gävle Goat is built. On the first of Advent, the world's largest straw goat is inaugurated.

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Celebrating the Gävle Goat Inauguration

The Gävle Goat is inaugurated! As usual, Eje Berglund made the fireworks to celebrate Christmas and the first of Advent in Gävle.

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Södra Skeppsbron 15
802 87 Gävle, Sweden
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +46-26-177117

WGS84: 60° 40,39.786'N
17° 9,48.014'E

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