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The Crown Prince's Cavalry
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Albin Schaeder has made the art watch that now adorns the indoor square at the Crown Prince mall and building complex in Malmö.
The cavalry regiment has given name to the complex, and Albin Schaeder was commissioned in 2003 by Hugo Åbergs Fastighetförsvaltning to manufacture an art watch to decorate the indoor square with.
The art watch has been designed as a tribute to the Crown Prince cavalry, and is inspired by the regiment house that previously was located on the premises. The regiment was closed down in 1927, and in its place there now stands a 27-storage building.
The Crown Prince’s cavalry is renowned for the battle of Bornhöft on December 7th 1813, where the regiment under the leadership of General Skjöldebrand fought against the Danes and was able to drive them off after a short and violent battle.
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| A first prototype made of lightwood and cardboard. |
Three buglers in total signal the fanfare. |
The horse parade with lieutenant, banner carrier and four soldiers is parading around the building. |
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| Detail of the balcony railing. |
The façade is manufactured of 12mm thick plywood boards covered in sand and putty. The bricks are engraved by hand. Every brick is less than one square centimetre.
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| Details from under the ridge. |
The little windows and the poles consist of 170 different parts, each carefully turned by hand. |
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| En electrical construction enables the parade to actually march around the building to the sound of military music. The figurines are of English manufacturing, and painted by Anders Lindström. |
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| The old cavalry regiment on the barracks yard. |
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I jordens mull sig Bornhöfts hjältar gömma,
en var med ära i en gravhög lagd.
Men regementet aldrig den skall glömma,
skall alltid minnas deras vackra bragd.
Hell eder, Bornhöfts hjältar! Till er ära
Må ert reg'mente högt standaren bära,
och trogen vakt skall alltid kring dem stå,
så att , om åter krigstrumpeten skallar,
och våra ryttare till vapnen kallar,
de som vid Bornhöft rida även då.
Poem by Stellan Mörner |
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| Preparations for the Grand Opening |
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| The tripod for the watch is completed... |
... the electrical installation is adjusted. |
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| Final touch ... |
...ready for the Grand Opening. |
| Grand Opening March 25th 2004 |
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| Albin Schaeder and Mats Åberg. |
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| The Cavalry marches in. |
Ulla Åberg is greeted. |
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| Opening speaches. |
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| F a n f a r e |
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| To the left of Albin, The Chairman of Gamla Urens Vänner,
Bertil Norin. |
In conversation with Bertil Forsberg and Ulla Åberg. |
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