Just like the Gothenburg Exhibition, this walk begins at Götaplatsen. Kungsportsavenyn was the first main street built outside the fortified town within the canals, and Götaplatsen crowns the street. The first building to be erected here was the Art Museum in 1923 (architects Arvid Bjerke, R O Svensson, Ernst Torulf and Sigfrid Ericsson) followed by Stadsteatern in 1934 (architect Carl Bergsten), the Concert Hall in 1935 (architect Nils Einar Eriksson), Park Aveny Hotel in 1950 (architect Nils Einar Eriksson) and the City Library in 1967 (architect Lund & Valentin). The square itself is impressive, and all the buildings are made of yellow brick, a common material in the Gothenburg palette. Perhaps the Concert Hall is the most noticeable of the buildings, with its famous wooden hall and well-preserved original interior, see further information in a separate section.
The walk continues past the college of music and down towards Korsvägen and the chain of event venues. This is where you'll find the large premises of the Swedish Congress and Exhibition Centre, right next to Gothia Hotel with its twin towers and popular Sky Bar. On the opposite side of the road is Liseberg, which is Sweden's single largest visitor attraction, and next to the park, Universeum climbs up the hill. This is a centre for natural science and Swedish inventiveness, in a modern and ecological building, vivaciously designed by the successful Gothenburg architect Gert Wingårdh.