The Vasa Ship (through the scale maquette)

Vasa, Sweden's most ambitious and splendid warship, was built between 1626 to 1628 and sang 20 minutes after she left the port into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She was forgotten for many years and then found and salvaged in 1961 to become one of the foremost touristic attractions of Scandinavia and an international monument to failure. (More: here)