The lock has a lift height of 5 meters and is located on Smieøya in Skien. The building started in 1854 and was completed in 1861.
Skien lock is the first closure facility in the Telemark Canal. Below the locks it's a breakaway for pleasure boats. Above the locks, in Hjellevannet. you can find guest harbor and service facilities.
Short distance to shops and cafees/restaurants.
The artist behind the wall art on the mall “Arkaden” is Spaik - Romero Guerra from Mexico…
Spriten Kunsthall is located on Klosterøya, a few minutes walk from the center of Skien.
In this building, in the corner room on the 2nd floor, Henrik Ibsen was born.
Painting of a family sitting on the pier, based on an original photo from the Fishing…
Snipetorp is the only authentic urban environment that survives from Henrik Ibsen’s time…
Ibsenhuset is Skien's cultural center and offers a wide selection of concerts and shows…
Victor Ash is a highly acclaimed French street artist, originally from Portugal, who…
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…
Their gallery is in the Cultural Centre called Ibsenhuset, which opened in 1973.
The first owner of Altenburggården was probably Johan Altenburg, Henrik Ibsen's…
The painting shows Skien around the 17th century, where Skien was one of the largest…
The Ibsen Staircase is a concrete and granite structure with a bust of Henrik Ibsen. It…