Norway’s General Attitude Towards Preservation Is Appalling. These Are Exceptions, Not The Norm, And

Norway’s general attitude towards preservation is appalling. These are exceptions, not the norm, and those historical buildings will probably be torn down and replaced with industrial complexes at one point.

20 Images Of Norwegian Architecture Plucked Straight From A Fairytale

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The Norwegian countryside is strewn with architecture that looks better suited to crown the pages of a fairytale book. More commonly known for its Vikings heritage and fjords, these photographs display a wide variety of architectural styles that have been used throughout the Middle Ages to the 19th century in Norway. Check out the stunning collection below.

Crooked and towering wooden churches beckoning like an old crone’s fingers, winding stone path weaving through a forest, hidden waterfalls and lonely wooden cabins overlooking a vast valley at its base are some of the outlandish homes and architectural designs we have featured in this series. Teetering Stave churches, eerie waterfalls cascading down like a creature with its own mind, wooden homes made in the typical Norwegian indigenous style called byggeskikk have none of the linearity or conformity that modern buildings do, and have whimsical elements that heighten its sense of magic.  

Each of these structures below have a particular way of being set into its own environment, standing out from the elements without obstructing nature. Most of the buildings and bridges and pathways have been built with stone and wood balance the scene it has been engineered upon.

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Barn In Valldal

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Renndølsetra

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Ancient Road Vindhellavegen

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Bridge Over Låtefossen Waterfall

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Kvednafossen Waterfall In Norway

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Old Farmhouses

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At The End Of The World, Tjome

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Natural Swimming Pool In The Forest

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Old House

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House In Norway

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Fjord Houses

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Old Village

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Fisherman Hut, Undredal

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Bridge In Norway

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Rogaland, Gullingen

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Lake Bondhus

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Small House In Norway

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Fairy House In Hunderfossen, Lillehammer

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Under The Aurora

h/t: boredpanda

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Very well written. As a fellow Northern European, I recognize these sentiments all too well. We have a conservative government right now, but by US (Republican) standards they'd be regarded as moderate, even centrist. There's a part of me that wants to laugh at Trump, because he's like a cartoon villain, but the laughter gets stuck in my throat at the thought of him actually coming to power, and what it means in a wider context – if he's able to amass this support, what does that imply about USA as a nation? And what will the consequences be? Comedian David Mitchell described him well: "He’s built a campaign from gaffes alone. It’s like he’s found a way to make an incredibly strong suit of armour entirely out of chinks."

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None of us should be indifferent to that. We certainly shouldn’t be laughing.

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8 years ago
vampira76 - Viddy well, little brother

I hope you realize that in real life, Satan is merely using you for his sick and disgusting sexual fantasies and the worst thing is, is that you're not even aware of it and you're enjoying it. He likes to toy with the minds of both men and women when they should horrified and disgusted as to being used and abused in such a way. Angels and demons may do this to people, but never the Lord as he doesn't abuse his children. I hope 1 day you'll be able to seek him out.

1. This hardly english and I am not sure I understand it all. Angels and Demons do what now?!

2. How do you know what I do and do not believe? I never speak religion on Tumblr. My friends knows but it is not something I shout to the public cause I rather not be haunted by religious nuts aka you. 

3. Why are you preaching to me? What did I do to derserve a long speech about the “real” Satan? I don’t write Lucifer fics!

Have a nice night anon and go preach somewhere else. I do not need saving!

6 years ago

What a labour of love! Thank you so much for this.

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9 years ago

I’ve seen more convincing acting in Ed Wood movies. 

I've seen cartoon villains less corny than Misha's Lucifer

Bugs Bunny is making fun of him.

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