From 1299. Rebuilt between 1637 - 1648. Oslo, Norway

A proud fortress on the Oslo Fjord

Strategically located on a rock above the Oslo Fjord, the Akershus Fortress kept watch over the safety of King Håkon V and his Norwegian subjects during the Middle Ages. Akershus is still a military base, which is why you’ll see adolescents patrolling with bushy feathers on their heads. The fortress is open to the public. Foreign visitors take in its history here, while locals enjoy strolling around the area.

Dating from 1299, this medieval castle and royal residence developed into a fortress in 1592 and was rebuilt into a renaissance castle 1637–1648.

Akershus Castle today contains banquet halls, the Royal Mausoleum and the government's reception rooms, and its small, historic church is the home of the royal sarcophagi.

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Akershus

Seen from Akershus fortress.

Oslo, Norway

Oslo, Norway.

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Seen from Akershus fortress

Akershus slott - a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo

Stratégiquement située sur un rocher au-dessus du fjord d'Oslo, la citadelle d'Akershus veillait sur la sécurité du roi Håkon V et de ses sujets norvégiens.

trying to look into a closed sewage treatment plant

Oslo

German word that means the feeling of being alone in the woods.

Can be described as wonderful, poetic, peaceful, calm, relaxed, at one with the universe, infinite, free, loving, meditative.

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Out testing my new camera.

Partly winterfrozen creek

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