Mariakirken and other Bergen, Norway Things to Do Tips

Mariakirken

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The fantastic church of Mariakirken was built in the 12th century with a Romantic-Norman style. On the facade you can see two high towers and a door with many decorations. Inside the church has got three aisles with square pillars. You can see very nice Baroque forniture with the fantastic pulpit built in 1676; over the altar there is a tryptic made by the Lubeck's school between the 15th and the 16th century.
The church was used for century by the inhabitants of the Hansa and in the 1868 was celebrated the Holy Mass in Norwegian langauge.

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Address: Bryggsaim

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Rosenkrantztårnet and Håkonshallen: Hakonshallen

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Bergen Rosenkrantztårnet and Håkonshallen

Haakon's Hall

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Hakon's hall was built during the reign of King Hakon Hakonsson between 1247 and 1261. It was the largest and biggest building of the royal residency in the 13th century when Bergen was the political centre of Norway. It was restored at the end of 19th century and inside it you can see some paintings made by Gerhard Munthe.

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Address: Bergenhus

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Rosenkrantztårnet and Håkonshallen: Rosenkrantz Tower

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Rosenkrantz Tower

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Close to the Haakon's Hall there is the Rosenkrantz Tower. It was built in 1560 by Erik Rosenkrantz, and it was used as a combined residence and fortified tower. Earlier structures that King Magnus the Lawmender's keep from about 1260 and Jorgen Hansson's defences from about 1520, were incorporated by Erik Rosenkrantz. In 1944 the Bergehus was damaged due an explsion on a German ship, it was later resotred and now it is magnific!!!

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Address: Bergenhus

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Hansa Bryggen: Bryggen

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Bryggen

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Bryggen has been devastated by fire many times and the Great Fire of 1702 reduced the whole city to ashes. But Bryggen was quickly rebuilt on the foundations that had been there since the 11th century. Bryggen was one of the first site in the world to be inscriptedt on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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Address: Bryggen

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Hansa Bryggen: Bryggen

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Bryggen

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The very first buildings in Bergen were built alongside the wharf called Bryggen. It has been the centre of the power for centuries and the form of its ancient gables is one of the most familiar images from the Middle Ages in all Norway. In 1360 the German Hanseatic merchants set up one of their import/export offices at Bryggen and dominated trade for the next 400 years.

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Address: Bryggen

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Hansa Bryggen: Bryggen street

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Bryggen

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A great experience is to meander through Bryggen's narrow alleyways, amde ever darker and more mysterious by overhanging balconies, is to step back in time to the Middle Ages. Bryggen is not a museum however, but part of the cultural heritage that is still in use in a living historical area of the city.

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Address: Bryggen

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Museums / Memorials: Bryggen Museum

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Bryggen Museum

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The Bryggen Museum is based on the findings of the archeological excavations of Bryggen between 1855 and 1972. The foundations of the oldest buildings in Bergen (from the 12th century) can be seen, as well some European ceramics, runic inscriptions and much more

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Phone: (+47)55 58 80 10
Address: Dreggsalm 3
Website: www.uib.no/mbu

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Museums / Memorials: Hanseatic Museum

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Hanseatic Museum

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The Hanseatic Museum is one of the oldest and best preserved wooden buildings in Bergen, furnished in the style of the 1700. The museum show how was the life of the Hanseatic merchants in the town. Near the museum there is the Hanseatic Assembly Rooms where the Hanseatic merchants gathered for warm meals, held cour meetings and taught the apprentices.

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Address: Bryggen
Website: www.hanseatisk.museum.no

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Fish Market: Torget

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Fish Market

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The Torget as the Bryggen is probably the symbol of Bergen. Every day you can see the Fish Market with all the kinds of fish fishing in Norway, first of all the Salmon!!!! In the market you can find also fruit, vegetables, flowers, handicaps and souvenirs. There is only a con in this place: many fishermen are Italian and you can't meet a Norwegian fisherman in all the market!!! It is quite strange!! :)

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Address: Torget
Website: www.torgetibergen.no

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Things To Do: Vagen

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Vagen

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