Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway (the old Capital) and the first city in Norway that we have yet visited. Coming from the sparsely populated wilds of the last two weeks this was a bit of an urban shock for us however we took a shine to Trondheim….
The photo above was taken from here, the Kristiansten Fort which sits high above the city to the East. It was built after the Great Fire of 1681 to protect the city from (frequent) raids from Sweden and used by the Nazi’s during WW2 as a prison and execution ground.
This is the Gamle Bybro (Old Town Bridge) crossing the Nidelva river. The original city was built on the island surrounded by the river and the sea and this was the only way in and out….
A few 18th and 19th century riverfront warehouse buildings
The bridge included a drawbridge on the city side to isolate the city when required….
Nidaros Cathedral was built on the site of the grave of St Olav after the battle of Stiklestad (29th July 1030) and is the largest medieval building in Scandanavia. We thought the building was impressive but rather austere….
we don’t know the significance of this macabre statue but we found it strangely fascinating…..
along with this one!….
another view of the riverfront warehousing (said to equal that of Bergen)..
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