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05.03.2020
Bryggens Museum Bryggens Museum is a museum located in Bergen, Norway. During 1955, parts of the historic district of Bryggen were ravaged by a fire. During subsequent archaeological excavations a number of objects were uncovered, providing an insight into commerce, shipping,...
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05.03.2020
Bergen Aquarium Bergen Aquarium (Norwegian: 'Akvariet i Bergen') is a public aquarium in Bergen, Norway. It is situated on the Nordnes peninsula and is one of Bergen's tourist attractions. When it opened on 27 August 1960, it was considered to...
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04.03.2020
Rosenkrantz Tower Rosenkrantz Tower (Norwegian: Rosenkrantztårnet) is a tower that derives its name from governor Erik Rosenkrantz (1519-1575) who was governor of Bergenhus Fortress from 1560 to 1568. During his administration, the tower received its present shape and...
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04.03.2020
Haakon's Hall Haakon's Hall (Norwegian: Håkonshallen) is a medieval stone hall located inside the fortress. The hall was constructed in the middle of the 13th century, during the reign of King Håkon Håkonsson (1217–1263). In medieval times,...
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04.03.2020
Bergenhus Fortress Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway. The fortress contains buildings dating as...
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04.03.2020
The Norwegian Fisheries Museum In Sandviken in Bergen, you will meet a unique museum experience. Behind timber walls from the 18th century you will find engaging and dynamic exhibitions for the whole family! The museum guides will tell you the fisheries stories that has shaped modern Norway, and along the way take...
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03.03.2020
Hanseatic Museum and Schotstuene Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene (Det Hanseatiske Museum og Schøtstuene) is a museum in the city of Bergen, Norway. The main part of the museum is located in Finnegården, one of the conserved wooden buildings...
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03.03.2020
Edvard Grieg Museum This fairytale house was the home of Norway’s most famous classical composer, Edvard Grieg. He and his wife, Nina Hagerup Grieg, are both buried on the property inside a small cave down by the waterside. As a composer in the genre of romantic nationalism, Grieg...
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03.03.2020
Ole Bull Museum Ole Bornemann Bull was a world-renown virtuoso violinist and composer. Ole Bornemann Bull was born the 5th of February, 1810, at ´Svaneapoteket´in Strandgaten and died on the 17th of August, 1880, at his home, Lysøen. A world-renown virtuoso violinist...
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02.03.2020
KODE 4 Modern-art aficionados will want to make a beeline to KODE 4, which is home to a large permanent collection of European Modernist works including the odd Klee, Picasso and Miró, and there is a gallery dedicated to the Norwegian landscape painter Nikoli Astrup. The arresting...
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