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#bergen

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Images of Bergen
First non-photography! Swipe for coloured version.

Hieronymus Scholeus drew a view of #Bergen in 1581, creating the world's oldest (known) depiction of the city, and the first of a Norwegian city at all.

There was uncertainty whether the artist had ever actually been in Bergen, due to odd inconsistencies such as the palisade fence around the city which has never been there, but letters from the client to the king states the artist actually came here. The working theory is that #Scholeus drew it from a number of sketches after having left the city, and added a few details in post.

Collected with a large number of other copper engravings of cities, this image was in the German-published series "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (Cities of the world).

Photo via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/map/ubb-librar-f-0017.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #HistoricalMaps #historical #MapHistory
A black and white version of the Scholeus engraving, showing the city centre of Bergen around 1580, seen from the south side towards the harbour.
A coloured version of the Scholeus engraving, showing the city centre of Bergen around 1580, seen from the south side towards the harbour.
#maphistory
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Andreas H. Opsvik :kageaasen:

Om du vil vite cirka kor langt det er opp frå Jerusalem til Golgata kan du gå frå den gamle kyrkjegarden ved Stadsporten i #Bergen og opp til Kalfartoppen. Av gamalt var det 1200 steg opp, tilsvarande vegen Jesus farta. Og namnet Kalfaret kjem nettopp frå «calvaria», det latinske namnet på Golgata (båe tyder «hovudskalle»).

Der oppe vart Jesus spotta og etter å ha fått vineddik for tørsta si døyr han med eit skrik så høgt at gardinene i Jerusalem revna (iallfall éi veldig viktig gardin).

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If you're below a certain age today, you might call this "Witchy Bitchy Hill", due to a colourful establishment in one of the houses on the left-hand side of this street that culminates between the old and newer parts of Bryggen in #Bergen.

But it is actually named Nikolaikirkealmenningen (Street of St. Nicholas Church), named for the ruins of the medieval church dug up in the late 1860s on the right-hand side of this street. Likely it was ruined in one of the fires of the 1400s. This street was also the site of the first public square in Bergen, and also had the first city hall of Bergen from aroun 1300 to 1558.

Photo by K.Knudsen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-pk-0882.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography
A black and white photo of a hilly city street, with people, horse carriages and a speeding bike in Bergen, Norway. In the background, mountains.
#blackandwhitephotography
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Images of Bergen
Going to ski this weekend?

"Palmehelga" – The Palm weekend, after Palm Sunday – in 1956 at #Bergen #train station. It is the start of Easter holiday, and people are stacking up their skis and ski poles to take the train to Voss or Geilo (or cabins somewhere around there) for the Easter week.

Photos by Enoch Djupdræt, for Statsbanernes pressebyrå, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-dju-por-4263-002.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography
A black and white photo of racks of skis and ski poles on a train station, stacked for transportation.
A black and white photo of a man placing skis and ski poles into racks on a train station, stacked for transportation.
A black and white photo of a huge crowd of people waiting for the train to open so they can go on Easter holiday.
#blackandwhitephotography
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Thor A. Hopland

Etter å ha sett på #boligmarkedet i #Bergen #sentrum det siste halvåret, fy faen for noe tull. Det som har skjedd i England, New York og California skjer no også her.

Og alle vet det.

Mange sier "vi skulle kjøpt for 5 år siden". Det er nå absolutt umulig å kjøpe bolig i Bergen sentrum med mindre du er rik - eller utenlandsk investor.

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Images of Bergen
Musikkpaviljongen – the music gazebo – in the city park in the early 30s. Quite similar to today's view from Hotel Norge.

The gazebo was bought as a gift by businessman, consul and politician Fredrik Georg Gade sr., inspired by #Moorish #architecture.

Photo by Atelier KK, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-pk-2889.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography
Black and white photo of Bergen city park, with gazebo and small artificial lake. In the background, mountains.
#blackandwhitephotography
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Images of Bergen
Sauron hidden in plain sight in #Bergen? No, it is just Slettebakken Church.

Opened in 1970, it is a concrete construction with a fan-shaped copper roof, and a glass slit that lets daylight in to the main room. The "AD ASTRA" plan by architect Tore Sveram was apparently met with skepticism by the municipality, but loved by the congregation, and still stands as a striking landmark by Tveitevannet in Bergen.

Photo by Finn Tollefsen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-ft-02230-002.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #historical #Church #BlackAndWhitePhotography #architecture
A black and white photo of a concrete building with a tall, narrow central spire that extends upwards in a curved shape, flanked by two symmetrical sloping sides that create an elegant and striking silhouette. The exterior appears to be made of concrete or a similar material, with vertical lines accentuating the height and curvature of the building.
#architecture#bruta
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thomas

Behovet for bilbelte-i-buss er vanskelig å forklare: i Oslo har vi ståplasser i busser som kjører i 80-sone og de er ofte fulle samtidig som det er betydelig biltrafikkk.
I Vestland har de vel knapt slike busser, og det kommer oppfordring til alle om å spenne seg fast med sikkerhetsbelte. . Men altså, nå har jeg bodd 5+ år i Oslo, og kan ikke komme på en eneste historie om en ulykke med buss der belte ville hjelpe…

#norsktut #busstut #allheimen #kollektivtrafikk #oslo #bergen

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