4068 x 5613 px | 34,4 x 47,5 cm | 13,6 x 18,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2000
Altre informazioni:
The Hanseatic wharf, Bryggen in Bergen, Norway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area was built up again following a fire in 1702 that reduced the city to ashes. Due to fires and urban renewal in our own century, only a quarter of the original structure is left. The buildings are arranged in tenements – long rows of wooden houses and store-rooms on one or both sides of a common passage. At the back there are a number of stone buildings said to date back to the 15th and 16th centuries. More recently, a firebreak was introduced here. Today Bryggen is a living illustration of the city’s history, with 61 protected buildings covering about 13, 000 m2. Ref: http://www.stiftelsenbryggen.no/