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Archtitecture in Norway is more than the National Opera in Oslo. In Larvik you will find a rich variety of interesting buildings and construction, both ultramodern design in the new Thor Heyerdahl school and in the cultural house Bølgen and traditional housing, buildings and churches from earlier epoqes.
Larvik
The boat builder, Colin Archer, lived here. It was he who founded the boat yard on the north side of the house towards the harbor basin in around 1870.
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The inner square in Stavern has got a restored farm courtyard, between the old town hall and shipbuilder Olsen's house from the 1700s. Walking around this...
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The Gunpowder House is situated at Fredriksvern Wharf in Stavern. It is constructed more out of practical reasons than out of importance of physical...
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The citadel signified the beginning of Stavern Fort built by Count U.F.Gyldenløve in the 1670s. The fort later became an important base for Tordenskiold and...
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