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Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral, also known as St Olav's Church, is well worth a visit. The stonemasonry in the entrance hall is superb; it was carved by the same stonemasons as those who adorned Westminster Abbey's chapter house in London.
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Damsgård Manor
The 1770 Damsgård Manor, 3km west of town, may well be Norway's (if not Europe's) finest example of 18th-century rococo timber architecture. The building's superb, even over-the-top highlight is the baroque garden, which includes sculptures, ponds and plant specimens that were common 200 years ago. To get there, take bus No 19 from the centre.
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Fantoft Stave Church
In a lovely leafy setting (which goes by the name 'Paradise') south of Bergen, was built in Sognefjord around 1150 and moved to the southern outskirts of Bergen in 1883. It was burned down by a Satanist (and soon-to-be-released heavy metal musician) in 1992, but it has since been painstakingly reconstructed. The adjacent cross, originally from Sola in Rogaland, dates from 1050. Get off the bus at the Fantoft stop on Birkelundsbakken and walk uphill through the park for about five minutes.
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Håkonshallen
The large ceremonial hall Håkonshallen, adjacent to the Rosenkrantz Tower, was constructed by King Håkon Håkonsson from 1247-61 and completed for his son's wedding and coronation. The roof was blown off in 1944 thanks to the explosion of a Dutch munitions boat, but extensive restoration has been carried out. There are hourly guided tours in summer.
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Lysøen Estate
The beautiful Lysøen Estate , on the island of the same name, was built in 1873 as the summer residence of renowned Norwegian violinist Ole Bull. After the death of Ole Bull's French-born wife, Felicité Villeminot, Bull purchased the 70-hectare Lysøen island, about 20km south of Bergen. Between 1872 and 1873, he and architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe constructed the fantasy villa 'Lysøen'.
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Mariakirken
The stone church Mariakirken, with its Romanesque entrance and twin towers, dates from the early 12th century and is Bergen's oldest building. The interior features 15th-century frescoes and a splendid baroque pulpit donated by Hanseatic merchants in 1676.
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Rosenkrantz Tower
Built in the 1560s by Bergen governor Erik Rosenkrantz, Rosenkrantz Tower was a residence and defence post. It also incorporates parts of the keep (1273) of King Magnus the Lawmender and the 1520s fortress of Jørgen Hansson. Spiral staircases lead past halls and sentry posts to a reasonable harbour view from the summit.
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Troldhaugen
A two-storey home, Troldhaugen dates from 1885 and occupies an undeniably lovely setting on a lush and scenic peninsula by the coastal Nordåsvatnet lake, south of Bergen. Composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Hagerup spent every summer here from 1885 until Grieg's death in 1907. Today the house and grounds are open to the public, there's a multimedia Grieg exhibition and a 200-seat concert hall.
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