Norwegian life: Norwegian architecture

Stabbur

In the past it was normal that the Norwegian farms had a house called “stabbur”. The ”stabbur” was used to store food, such as flour, wheat, and dried or salted meat. The house is built on stilts so that it doesn’t get damp inside. The stairs aren’t connected to the building, to prevent mice and rats from
entering and eating the food. You can still find “stabbur” all around Norway.

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Stavkirke

A “stavkirke” is a wooden church built with pine. The churches where built in the mideval times. There used to be over 750 of these churches in Norway, but now there are only 28 left. They are the eldest wooden churches in the world, and have beautiful carvings.

“Borgrund stavkirke” Norways most visited wooden church.

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Wooden houses

Norway has a lot of woods, and therefore many houses are builtusing wood. If you come from Norway it is very normal to own a wooden cabin by the coast or in the mountains. They are often red or white.

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This is a “laftet” cabin. Laftet means that the cabin is made of massive trunks that are stacked on top of each other. They often have grass on the roof.

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Buildings in Oslo

Apartment buildings

There are a lot of apartment buildings in Oslo

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Frogner flats

In the affluent area of Oslo, called Frogner, you can find these beautiful houses. They are very expensive to live in.

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Famous architecture in Norway

The opera

One of Norways most famous buildings, is the opera. It is used for performing ballet and opera and is also a very big tourist attraction. It is designed by an architect firm called “Snøhetta” and was finished in 2008.

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The Norwegian parliament building

The Norwegian parliament lies in Oslo. It was built by a Swedish architect, called Emil Victor Langlet, in 1866.

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Sorrisniva

In Alta, in Northern Norway you can visit a ice hotel. Everything in the hotel, including the building, is made of ice. The rooms, the beds, and even the glasses in the bar are made of ice! Every year they build it again with a new design and art commissions. The hotel has a chapel where you can get married, and if you´re lucky maybe you can spot the northern lights.