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Bergen at Night
A beautiful evening in December. |
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Lille Lungegårdsvannet (lake)
Spring time at Lille Lungegårdsvannet. |
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Nygårdsparken
Autumn in Nygårdsparken. Nygårdsparken is a public park located in the city centre of Bergen. |
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View from Fløyen - Starefossen
Night view from Mt. Fløyen (Starefossen). Photo used in the local newspaper Bergens Tidende. |
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Gamlehaugen
Gamlehaugen is the official residence of the King of Norway when he is in Bergen. It is the former home of ship owner and prime minister Christian Michelsen. |
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View from the air.
View of Bergen from the air (chopper). |
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Bergen view from Mt. Fløyen
Great view of Bergen and toward the oil drilling platform at Ågotnes a nice winter evening in February. |
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The Gateway to the Fjords
Bergen is known as "the Fjord Capital" and "the Gateway to the Fjords of Norway" as well as being a well-established cruise port. |
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Beautiful night view
Beautiful night view from Mt. Fløyen toward Landås and Mt. Ulriken |
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Bryggen - The German Wharf
Bryggen also known as Tyskebryggen ("the German Wharf") is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen. Bryggen is on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. |
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Bryggen - The German Wharf
The administrative buildings of Bryggen housed clerks from many areas, especially Germany. The warehouses were filled with goods, particularly fish from northern Norway, and cereal from Europe. |
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Bryggen - The German Wharf
Throughout history, Bergen has experienced many fires, since, traditionally, most houses were made from wood. |
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Bryggen - The German Wharf
Christmas time at Bryggen. |
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Håkon's Hall and Rosenkrantz Tower
Rosenkrantz Tower dates back to medieval times. Håkon's Hall has taken its name from its first builder, King Håkon Håkonsson, and was erected between 1247 and 1261. |
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Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Statsraad Lehmkuhl was built in 1914 as a school training ship for the German merchant marine under the name «Grossherzog Friedrich August». |
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Statsraad Lehmkuhl
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Statsraad Lehmkuhl
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Gamlehaugen
Gamlehaugen is the official residence of the King of Norway when he is in Bergen. The building was erected in 1900 and given to the Norwegian state as a royal residence, museum and "national property" in 1925. |
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Gamlehaugen
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Gamlehaugen
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Gamlehaugen
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Gamlehaugen
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Fantoft stavkirke (stave church)
Fantoft stave church (Fantoft stavkirke) is a reconstructed stave church. It was originally built in Fortun around the year 1150. In the 19th century this church was threatened by demolition as were hundreds of other stave churches in Norway. |
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Fantoft stavkirke (stave church)
Autumn at Fantoft stave church. |
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Fantoft stavkirke (stave church)
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Troldhaugen - home of Edvard Grieg
Troldhaugen was the home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. His and his wife's ashes rest inside a mountain tomb near the house. The house itself and its surroundings are now a Grieg museum. |
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Troldhaugen - home of Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg himself called the building "my most important composition," although the building was designed by his cousin, the architect Schak Bull. The name comes from Trold meaning "Troll" and Haug meaning "small hill". |
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View from Troldhaugen
Sunset view from Troldhaugen. |
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Mt. Ulriken
Mount Ulriken (643 m) is the highest of the seven mountains (“de syv fjell”) that surround Bergen. |
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Cable car to Mt. Ulriken
Ulriken has an cable-car that can bring people to the top. |
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Mt. Ulriken
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Sky:Skraperen at Mt. Ulriken
Sky:Skraperen restaurant at the top of Mount Ulriken. |
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Mt. Ulriken
The TV-tower at Mt. Ulriken. |
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Bergen - view from Mt. Ulriken
Beautiful night view from Mt. Ulriken. |
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Mt. Ulriken
Sunset at Mt. Ulriken. |
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Mt. Ulriken
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Mt. Ulriken
Full moon at Mt. Ulriken. |
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Full moon behind Mt. Ulriken
Full moon at Mt. Ulriken. |
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Mt. Ulriken
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View from Mt. Ulriken
View from Mount Ulriken (643 m). On this photo you can see 5 gas flares from the Norwegian offshore oil rigs in the North sea. |
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Mt. Ulriken
Night view from Mt. Ulriken (643m) |
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Sandvikspilen - Sandviksfjellet
Sandviksfjellet is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen. The mountain is 392 metres (1,286 ft) high. |
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Sandvikspilen - Sandviksfjellet
The popular hiking route called Stoltzekleiven leads from Fjellveien to Sandvikspilen (Sandviks arrow) at Sandviksfjellet. |
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City view from Sandvikspilen
Sunset view from Sandvikspilen |
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Sunset view from Sandvikspilen
Sunset view from Sandvikspilen |
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Night view from Skansemyrsveien
Sunset view from Skansemyrsveien. |
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View from Mt. Fløyen
If you're looking for one of the best view over the city you should include a trip on famous Funicular. It will take you from the city center to the top of the Mount Fløyen. Then you'll be 320 meters above sea. |
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Bergen Harbour
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Bergen Harbour
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Lille Lungegårdsvannet (lake)
Christmas time at Lille Lungegårdsvannet. |
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Lille Lungegårdsvannet (lake)
Christmas time at Lille Lungegårdsvannet. |
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Lille Lungegårdsvannet (lake)
Christmas time at Lille Lungegårdsvannet. |
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Sunset at Bergen Harbour
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Bergen view from air
View from air (chopper). |
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Den Nationale Scene
The National Venue of Theatre is Norway's oldest permanent theatre with roots dating back to Det Norske Theater founded in 1850 by the Norwegian violinist Ole Bull. |
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View from Mt. Fløyen
View from Mt. Fløyen. |
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View from Mt. Fløyen
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View from Landåsfjellet
View from Mt. Landåsfjellet |
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View from Mt. Fløyen
View of Bergen from Mt. Fløyen. |
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Sandviken
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Møhlenpris
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Bergen
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Kunstindustrimuseet
West Norway Museum of Decorativ Art. |
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Mariakirken - St. Mary Church
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Fløibanen
Visitors to Bergen should not miss the ride with the funicular up to Mount Fløyen, where one is rewarded with a splendid view. Fløibanen’s lower station is located in the centre of Bergen. |
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Bergen
Winter time in Bergen. |
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Mt. Fløyen
Autumn at Mt. Fløyen. |
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Domkirken - Bergen Cathedral
The Bergen Cathedral has a long and turbulent history, but for almost 900 years people have worshipped here. The first church was dedicated to "Olav the Holy", Norway's patron saint. |
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Vågsalmenningen - Ludvig Holberg
The statue of Ludvig Holberg at Vågsalmenningen. Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) was a Dano-Norwegian writer and playwright born in Bergen. |
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View from Skansen
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Skansen
Skansens Bataljon is a buekorps in Bergen that was established in 1860 and has its headquarters in the old fire station at Skansen. |
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View from Skansen
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Sandviken
Steinkjellersmauet. |
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Bergen Railway Station
The Bergen Railway Station is the end station on Bergensbanen. The station was opened in 1913 four years after Bergensbanen itself opened. The station building is one of the grandest in Norway. |
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Rosenkrantztårnet - Rosenkrantz Tower
Rosenkrantz Tower dates back to medieval times. The tower was erected by the governor of Bergen Castle (Bergenhus), Erik Rosenkrantz, and served as a combined residence and fortified tower to Bergen. |
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Sverresborg
Sverresborg at night. |
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Håkonshallen - Håkon's Hall
Håkon's Hall has taken its name from its first builder, King Håkon Håkonsson, and was erected between 1247 and 1261. |
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Grieghallen
The Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen. The hall is named after Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who was music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882. |
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Bergen
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Gamle Bergen - Old Bergen
In the 19th century, Bergen was Europe’s largest city consisting of wooden houses, and its busy, steep and densely built-up streets, squares and alleyways gave it a unique character. |
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Gamle Bergen - Old Bergen
Old Bergen is a reconstructed town with approx. 50 wooden houses from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. |
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Gamle Bergen - Old Bergen
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Brushytten cabin at Mt. Fløyen
For many families with children, a trip to Brushytten is a popular Sunday adventure. |
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Storetveit church
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Sandviken
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Brann Stadion
Brann Stadion was constructed in 1919, and has been the home of the football club S.K. Brann ever since. |
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Buekorps
Buekorps (literally "Bow Corps" or "Archery Brigade") are traditional marching youth organizations in Bergen. The tradition, which is unique to Bergen, dates back at least to the 19th century. |
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Strandgaten
Christmas time in Strandgaten. |
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Strandgaten
Christmas time in Strandgaten. |
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Bergen from air
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Møhlenpris
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Nordåsvannet
Sunset at Nordåsvannet. |
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Nordåsvannet
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Nygårdstangen
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Johanneskirken - St. John's Church
Johanneskirken - built in 1894. Johanneskirken is one of the finest neo-Gotic churches in Norway. |
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