Bryggen i Bergen
The German Wharf, World Heritage Site in my hometown Bergen.
Hordaland, Norway
Learn more about Bryggen:
Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen (the
German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the
eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen is on
the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the
same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge.
The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. In 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and as the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved. 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.
Throughout history, Bergen has experienced many fires, since, traditionally, most houses were made from wood. This was also the case for Bryggen, and as of today, around a quarter dates back to the time after 1702, when the older wharfside warehouses and administrative buildings burned down. The rest predominantly consists of younger structures, although there are some stone cellars that date back to the 15th century.
Parts of Bryggen were destroyed in a fire in 1955. This area was used for the construction of Bryggen museum containing archeological remains, plus some old-style wooden houses, these being the six leftmost houses in the picture above.
Controversially, a brick hotel was also raised on the premises, which is seen behind these six houses.
Today, Bryggen houses tourist, souvenir, and gift shops, in addition to restaurants, pubs and museums.
From Wikipedia
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SeaKurt (75 months ago | reply)
What a great subject to photograph.
Great colors and crop of photo!
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BelColt (74 months ago | reply)
It's picture postcard! Love the colours, hope to travel to Norway one day!
Shpongled (74 months ago | reply)
Ahhh Bergen. The rain,the people, the football team Brann and their pride. Quite unique!
Erik K Veland (74 months ago | reply)
Hehe. That would be the city yes. You seem to know it intimately :)
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allr1 (70 months ago | reply)
Wonderful wonderful photograph
Erik K Veland (70 months ago | reply)
Thank you Kathleen
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Ran_d (61 months ago | reply)
This is an instant fave for me!
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Erik K Veland (61 months ago | reply)
Much appreciated Ran_d6!
he marli (61 months ago | reply)
saw this image on world through my eyes tgif happy to see bergen again hope you get there soon .so much information on bergen bravo good weekend wished from trondheim -
Methos04 (61 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
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Francesca (@WorkMomTravels) (61 months ago | reply)
I have wanted to go to Norway my whole life. Hopefully I will get there soon - this photo makes me want to go NOW!! :-)
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Felix van de Gein (61 months ago | reply)
Very nice panorama of this beautifull place! Love the colors!
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puck90 (61 months ago | reply)
what a colorful place
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen (Norway), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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