Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bergen, Norway

Murhvelvingen or Muren is a building from the 1500s in the center of Bergen. The house is one of Bergen's oldest profane buildings and a protected cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Murhvelvingen (NO)

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.

Wikipedia: Den Nationale Scene (EN), Website

The Blue Stone is a monument in the city of Bergen, Norway. The stone is nine meters long, and made of Brazilian sodalite. It is resting on a stone block, which gives it a characteristic inclination towards the northeast. The entire sculpture is placed on a larger foundation along with a smaller gray square stone sculpture that appears as a cover to an opening at the end of the foundation. It is considered a typical meeting point for the locals. In 2007 the rock was covered with pink plastic as a part of a marketing stunt, and after the 2011 Norway attacks it was used as a memorial site and covered with flowers.

Wikipedia: The Blue Stone (EN)

The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, also referred to as KODE 1, is located in Bergen, Norway. It was established in 1887 at the initiative of Johan Bøgh. In 1896 the museum moved into a permanent exhibition building, a Renaissance Revival structure designed by Henry Bucher (1864–1944). The building caught fire during the 1916 Bergen fire but was saved.

Wikipedia: West Norway Museum of Decorative Art (EN), Website, Mapillary

Sundt's goods magazine is located in Torgallmenningen 14 in the center of Bergen. The building was designed by the architect Per Grieg, and the Stormagasinet opened on July 18, 1938. 50 years later, in 1988, the building was protected, as a result of the cultural heritage being threatened by extension in height. What is preserved by the original interior is also included in the conservation. Healthy goods magazine is considered one of the main works of functionalism in Norway. In 1961, the architect was awarded the Houen Fonds diploma for the building. The building is currently owned by DNB Næringsseiendom AS. In the period 2022-24, the entire building will be rehabilitated, due to rust damage to the reinforcing iron. The building is completely closed while the improvement is ongoing.

Wikipedia: Sundt varemagasin (NO), Website

The Seamen's Monument is a monument at Torgallmenningen in Bergen, designed by the artist Dyre Vaa in the years 1939—45 and unveiled in 1950. The monument consists of twelve male figures and reliefs in two heights, cast in bronze, mounted on a large square plinth in granite. The monument was financed with collected funds, and has since been supplemented with a water surface at the foot of the pedestal.

Wikipedia: Sjømannsmonumentet (NO)

Galleriet is a shopping mall at Torgallmenningen in central Bergen. The centre opened on 12 November 1988 and is one of Bergen city centre's largest shopping centres. The center has 70 stores in most industries, spread over 7 floors. In 2018, the centre underwent extensive rehabilitation.

Wikipedia: Galleriet (kjøpesenter) (NO), Website

Hagerupgården or Stiftsgården is located at Rådstuplass 9 in Bergen. The building is a baroque mansion designed after the city fire on May 19, 1702. The building is attributed to architect Johan Conrad Ernst and the house's drawings were submitted to the zoning commission before 20 May 1703, the year after the city fire. Master mason Hans Martin Heintz was the master builder for the construction of the farm in 1704–1705. Responsible for the sandstone detailing were three Italian stonemasons named Giovanni Maria Fontana, Charles Fera and Gallas Qvadrat.

Wikipedia: Hagerupgården (NO)

The Leprosy Museum, also called St. Jørgen's Hospital, is located in Marken in the center of Bergen, and is currently run by the City Museum in Bergen. In recent years, the museum has been the subject of increasing attention, and in recent years has been nominated for several national and international awards.

Wikipedia: Lepramuseet (NO), Website

St George's Church, Bergen is a historic church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. This is also the site of the Leprosy Museum. Although it is no longer regularly used, it is one of the churches in the Bergen domprosti parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The green, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1706 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 125 people.

Wikipedia: St George's Church, Bergen (EN)

Bergen Public Library is a library building and public library institution in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1872, it is the second largest public library in Norway. In addition to the main building in Bergen's city centre, Bergen Public Library operates nine branch offices and the library service in Bergen's two prisons.

Wikipedia: Bergen Public Library (EN), Website

Grand Hotel Terminus is a hotel in Zander Kaaes gate 6 in Bergen, close to the city's train station. The hotel is part of the hotel family "De Bergenske". The neoclassical hotel was designed by architects Fredrik Arnesen and Arthur Darre Kaarbø. It opened on Friday 20 April 1928 as a representative hotel for the National Exhibition in Bergen. At that time, the hotel had 115 guest rooms with 150 beds, bathrooms and shower baths. In the attic floor there were bedrooms for 25 servants. The restaurant had room for 200 guests.

Wikipedia: Grand Hotel Terminus (NO)

Stadsporten is a two-storey brick building in Bergen that marks the transition between Kong Oscars gate and Kalfarveien and the border between the districts Marken and Kalfaret.

Wikipedia: Stadsporten (NO)

Bergen Cathedral is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery). It is part of the Church of Norway. The first recorded historical reference to this church is dated 1181. It retains its ancient dedication to Saint Olaf. The cathedral seats about 900 people.

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Bergen School Museum is located at Lille Øvregaten 38 in the old Latin school just north of Bergen Cathedral.

Wikipedia: Bergen Skolemuseum (NO), Website

Holy Cross Church is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated in the centre of the city of Bergen, just east of the head of the Vågen bay. The church is located at the intersection of the streets Kong Oscars gate and Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen. It is one of the churches for the Bergen domprosti parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large stone church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 600 people.

Wikipedia: Holy Cross Church, Bergen (EN), Website

The meat bazaar is located in Vetrlidsallmenningen 2 in Bergen. The city's bazaar, as the building was originally called, was designed by city conductor and architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe, and built in 1874–1876 in neo-Romanesque style. Art historian Per Jahn Lavik calls the style "Florentine Neo-Renaissance". von der Lippe also designed two important flank buildings for the Meat Bazaar, Vetrlidsalmenningen 1 and the brick bag for the Hanseatic Museum. The meat bazaar was built to control the market trade and the sale of food products, with a view to fraud and hygiene.

Wikipedia: Kjøttbasaren (NO), Website, Facebook

Skur 11 is an 8 x 30 metre building at Bryggen in Bergen. The shed was built in 1905-1906 by the Bergen Port Authority according to drawings by Johs. Meyer. The shed has a simple steel structure and is covered with green wall panels. The building has eight granite columns that were originally adorned with wrought iron décor.

Wikipedia: Skur 11 (NO)