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The Pearl (in Iceland "Perlan") at the outer area of Reykjavik is a gas storage for energie supply but also a place to go for leisure with a restaurant, changing exhibitions, etc. Here you can see the interior central staircase. The surrounding bulks are the gas container.
The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!
The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!
The fresh green of the plants nicely contrasts with modern architecture of the "Barcode Quarter" in Oslo.
The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!
Em Oslo, sob o manto escuro da noite, Langkaia ganha vida com um espetáculo de luzes. Os edifícios modernos, banhados em tons dourados e brancos, refletem-se nas águas calmas do fiorde, criando uma cena de deslumbrante beleza urbana.
- Thank you in advance to everyone that comments and/or faves my picture. They are all immensely appreciated.
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The Gammelstad Church Town is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and stands as one of Sweden's most impeccably preserved examples of this unique settlement type. In northern Sweden, church towns served as crucial gathering places for individuals residing in remote areas, who had to endure long journeys to attend church services, particularly during the challenging winter months. The church town provided lodgings for these visitors in close proximity to the church itself. Gammelstad's remarkable church town showcases over 400 well maintained wooden houses, primarily constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. The centerpiece of Gammelstad is the Nederluleå Church (Gammelstads kyrka), a magnificent medieval stone church dating back to the 15th century. The church is an architectural masterpiece and remains an active place of worship - Gammelstad, Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
We're in the middle of a scarey fire season this summer in the Sierra Nevada Mtns of California. It is just refreshing to remember last Christmas as it snowed for 4 days straight.
Zakopane in the Sierras.
www.mountainliving.com/article/ancestral-aesthetic
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A collection of parabolas. Pure geometrical lines can be absolutely catching...
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- Thank you in advance to everyone that comments and/or faves my picture. They are all immensely appreciated.
- Espero que os guste y gracias por pasar por aquí y dejar vuestro comentario. Un saludo.
- Eskerrik asko aldez aurretik argazkia gustatzen zaionari edo komentazen duenari, beti izango zarete ondo etorriak.
Muito obrigado / Vielen dank / Merci / Grazie
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about nine miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
My Norwegian great-grandfather was born on the farm Högbakken in 1852. My Norwegian cousin Villy Börresen now owns the farm. It is near the town of Skotterud.
This is farm's stabbur (a building used for storage). It was also built before the 1850's. My cousins turned the upstairs into a guest room. When I visited in 2002, I slept in the stabbur. Quite cool!!!
I liked the word 'stabbur' so much that I named my cat Stabbur. May he rest in peace.
My Norwegian great-grandfather was born on the farm Högbakken in 1852.
My Norwegian cousin Villy Börresen now owns the farm. It is near the town of Skotterud.
Villy is standing in front of my great-grandfather's home.
The photo was taken during my first visit to Norway in 2000.
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about 9 miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
À l'intérieur de la façade de verre de la salle de concert Harpa, Reykjavik, Islande.
Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Stave churches are Norway's most significant contribution to architecture. They are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Norway.
At one time there were almost 1,000 stave churches in Norway. There are only 28 left! I feel very fortunate that I have seen a quarter of them.
Garmo Stave Church was built around 1200. In 1921 it was moved to Maihaugen in Lillehammer. Maihaugen is an outdoor museum with over 200 Norwegian buildings.
The photo shows the notched log wings at the gables.
Stave churches are Norway's most significant contribution to architecture. They are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Norway.
At one time there were almost 1,000 stave churches in Norway. There are only 28 left! I feel very fortunate that I have seen a quarter of them.
Garmo Stave Church was built around 1200. In 1921 it was moved to Maihaugen in Lillehammer. Maihaugen is an outdoor museum with over 200 Norwegian buildings.
The photo shows the notched log wings at the gables.
Maihaugen (De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen) in Lillehammer is Norway’s largest open-air museum outside of Oslo.
The museum has more than 200 buildings from different eras.
We visited the museum in August 2002.
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about nine miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about 9 miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
Stave churches are Norway's most significant contribution to architecture. They are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Norway.
At one time there were almost 1,000 stave churches in Norway. There are only 28 left! I feel very fortunate that I have seen a quarter of them.
Garmo Stave Church was built around 1200. In 1921 it was moved to Maihaugen in Lillehammer. Maihaugen is an outdoor museum with over 200 Norwegian buildings.
The photo shows the notched log wings at the gables.
Inspired by carvings in the choir stalls at the Dom St. Petri in Bremen, Germany, are these hand carved window panels done in 350 year old re-purposed TEAK from old farmhouses in Java and Sulawesi.
Zakopane in the Sierras.
I am the last one to ever call myself a photographer... especially in the company of so many very talented artisans on this site. I am a picture taker, and no more... But... I am quite proud of this particular photo, not only for the work done in preparing this marvelous carving for the Project, but for the result of the photo. No flash used here. Late afternoon light, in fact a setting sun.... bouncing off the snow on the ground. It appears to my untrained eye, that the light is almost emanating from within the wood. No alteration to the color in the shot. The teak is magnificent, and I love the shadows from the natural sunlight. Cropped slightly, but not much.... PR vonB
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about 9 miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
Maihaugen (De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen) in Lillehammer is Norway’s largest open-air museum outside of Oslo.
The museum has more than 200 buildings from different eras.
We visited the museum in August 2002.
An old woman walks through a quiet alley with her shopping trolley on a busy day in the beautiful Gamla Stan.
The Gammelstad Church Town is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and stands as one of Sweden's most impeccably preserved examples of this unique settlement type. In northern Sweden, church towns served as crucial gathering places for individuals residing in remote areas, who had to endure long journeys to attend church services, particularly during the challenging winter months. The church town provided lodgings for these visitors in close proximity to the church itself. Gammelstad's remarkable church town showcases over 400 well maintained wooden houses, primarily constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. The centerpiece of Gammelstad is the Nederluleå Church (Gammelstads kyrka), a magnificent medieval stone church dating back to the 15th century. The church is an architectural masterpiece and remains an active place of worship - Gammelstad, Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
A picturesque Norwegian farm perched on a hillside.
If you look closely, you can see that some of the buildings have grass roofs.
My Norwegian great-grandfather was born on the farm Högbakken in 1852.
My Norwegian cousin Villy Börresen now owns the farm. It is near the town of Skotterud.
The photo was taken during my first visit to Norway in 2000.
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Zakopane in the Sierras.
Architect: Larry Pearson & Greg Matthews, PEARSON DESIGN GROUP,
Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Master Builder: Matt & Ted Williams, WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION, Clio, California, USA
The Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) is an open-air museum in Oslo, Norway. The museum was founded in 1894.
The museum includes buildings from across Norway to show how Norwegians lived at different times and various locations. The buildings range in age from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century.
My Norwegian relatives are standing to the left of the house.
We visited the museum in May 2000.
Poulsbo, Washington was a draw to the Scandinavians who settled in this quaint town because the area was so similar to the fjords of Norway.
Prior to Euro-American settlement, Poulsbo was in the heartland of the Suquamish People, who have lived in Puget Sound for thousands of years. Suquamish ancestors occupied villages and camps on the Liberty Bay shoreline over the past 5,000 years, hunted throughout the Poulsbo forests and floodplains, fished in bays and streams, and collected shellfish along the marine shoreline.
The church here in Saksun was originally built in Tjørnuvík, but in 1858 it was disassembled, carried over the mountains and reassembled in Saksun.
The Faroese language has over 40 words for fog. This cotton like summer mist called in Faroese "fjallamjørki", meaning mountain fog. (Information from Visit Faroe Islands)
As far back as the 14th century massive roofs of houses in the Northern Dvina River Region of NW Russia were topped with an entire larch log, its roots hanging over the pediment of the house. From the root ball Russian carpenters used an axe to carve sculptures, often in the shape of a hen or a horse. These were called "okhlupen" and had the function of protecting inhabitants of the house from illnesses, thieves, fires and evil forces. There was a saying in the north of Russia, "Kuritsa na krishe, v dome tishe." "With a hen on the roof, it's quiet at home."
Zakopane in the Sierras
Architecture from "the LAND of the BLUE EYES".
My lifelong thanks to my three Viking buddies from University of Montana... Arnstein Rustberggard of Gol, Klaus Urbye of Oslo, and Jan Brentebratten of Chicken Falls (Honefoss) for teaching me how to love all things NORGE !!!
Thanks goes out to my dear friend and business associate, Herr Gunter Kugler of Bremen who has faithfully guided us through much of this building project. From his vast knowledge in wood technology, to his love for the historical aspects of construction, from the Vikings to the Hansa Federation to his knowledge of construction in wood and other natural products.... he has helped our team develop this architectural style known as "from the LAND of the BLUE EYES". I look forward to our "first Cuban" and glass of Trockenbeerenauslese overlooking the 14th....
We began with a simple Carpathian Alps design known as Zakopane Style, after the alpine village of the same name in the podhale (alpine area) along the Polish/Slovakian border. From there we added architectural accoutrements covering a historical period from 1050AD to approximately 1920, in the modern age. We have incorporated door portals and shutter carvings from the old Stavkirke (Stave Churches) of Hallingdal, Telemark, and Urnes (Norway)... to roof details from the Novgorod/upper Dvina River Region of NW Russia... to window carvings from the old Prussia/Bohemian regions...... carved doors reminiscent of the Baltics, and various other folk details from the Hutsells of Ukraine and the goral (mtn people) in Poland.
This is Phase 1 of a larger compound to incorporate inspiration from European architecture as well as many such inspirations in our own High Sierras. Sites such as Vikingsholm at Lake Tahoe, the Hearst compound at Wyntoon, Rainbow Lodge, Sugarbowl, and Thunderbird Lodge.
Architect: Larry Pearson, PEARSON DESIGN GROUP, Bozeman, Montana
Master Builder: Matt & Ted Williams, WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION, Clio, California
Maihaugen (De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen) in Lillehammer is Norway’s largest open-air museum outside of Oslo.
The museum has more than 200 buildings from different eras.
My Norwegian cousin, Villy's wife, Randi.
The Norwegian Folk Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum) is an open-air museum in Oslo, Norway. The museum was founded in 1894.
The museum includes buildings from across Norway to show how Norwegians lived at different times and various locations. The buildings range in age from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century.
My little cousin, Simon, is on my shoulders as we look into the hosue.
We visited the museum in May 2000.
The Björnlandsbo Church is a small rural church in southern Norway.
The photo was taken in March 2007.
The Gammelstad Church Town is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and stands as one of Sweden's most impeccably preserved examples of this unique settlement type. In northern Sweden, church towns served as crucial gathering places for individuals residing in remote areas, who had to endure long journeys to attend church services, particularly during the challenging winter months. The church town provided lodgings for these visitors in close proximity to the church itself. Gammelstad's remarkable church town showcases over 400 well maintained wooden houses, primarily constructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. The centerpiece of Gammelstad is the Nederluleå Church (Gammelstads kyrka), a magnificent medieval stone church dating back to the 15th century. The church is an architectural masterpiece and remains an active place of worship - Gammelstad, Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
It was a very misty morning 27th June 2019, we had a few hours left before heading back to the airport. The drive here (like many others) was down a single lane road, for a couple of miles, with sheep ready to jump out at a moment's notice.
Our family "get-away" from the pressures of urban life.
6000 feet elevation in the Feather River headwaters area of the
high Sierra Nevada Mtns of northern California. About 45 miles
north of Lake Tahoe.
We call it Zakopane in the Sierras, after the alpine village of the
same name in the Tatras Range of Europe's Carpathian Mtns, on
the Polish/Slovakian border.
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My Norwegian great-grandfather was born on the farm Högbakken in 1852.
My Norwegian cousin Villy Börresen now owns the farm. It is near the town of Skotterud.
The photo was taken during my first visit to Norway in 2000.
My cousin, Villy, in the farm house. He grew up in this house.
During World War II, German soldiers were stationed in the house with them because it was near the Swedish border.