The Hanseatic buildings of Bryggen |
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The Hanseatic buildings of Bryggen in Bergen the administrative centre of Hordaland county on the south-western coast of Norway. Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic wooden commercial buildings from the early 18th century, the product of rebuilding after a fire in 1702, done in the style of the medieval buildings that stood on the site before the fire. Six houses (to the left, see picture) were rebuilt after a fire in 1955. The oldest part of the city is on the north side of the bay of Vågen and the Hanseatic buildings of Bryggen line the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. The city of Bergen was founded in 1070 by king Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardråde and in 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there. |
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