Castles & Palaces
Norway castle landscape

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Castles in Norway

Akershus Fortress guards Oslo's harbour, while Viking-era fortifications dot the fjord coastline.

Akershus Fortress above the Oslofjord at dusk, its towers reflected in the water

norway · Oslo

Akershus Fortress

Seven centuries of Norwegian history above the Oslofjord — the fortress that defined Oslo's skyline

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Bergenhus Fortress Håkon's Hall and Rosenkrantz Tower above Bergen harbour with Bryggen visible beyond, Norway

norway · Vestland

Bergenhus Fortress

Norway's oldest and most important medieval fortress — commanding the entrance to Bergen harbour since 1261

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Oscarsborg Fortress on its islets in the Drøbak Sound, viewed from the Oslofjord — the granite coastal artillery fortress where Norwegian reservists sank the German cruiser Blücher on 9 April 1940

norway · Akershus — Drøbak Sound, Oslofjord, Frogn Municipality; on a cluster of islets at the narrowest point of the fjord, adjacent to Drøbak

Oscarsborg Fortress

The fortress that stopped the Nazi invasion of Oslo — where Norwegian reservists fired 1890s Krupp cannons and 40-year-old torpedoes, sank the German cruiser Blücher, and bought the king time to escape

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