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Jutulhogget is a 2.4 kilometers long canyon and 150-500 meters wide. At its deepest it is 240 meters from top to bottom, created by the rupture of the dam of a proglacial lake approximately 10000 years ago. It is the largest canyon in Northern Europe. The legends tell that a Jutul ( a mountain giant/Troll) clove the mountain with an axe.

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These photos are shot in a small fishing village in Lofoten, northern Norway. The name of the village is Å. This is a beautiful and relaxing place on earth. Although I had some rain, which is normal, this place is worth a visit. The whole Lofoten area is wonderful.

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Kristiansten Fortress is located in Trondheim. It was built after the city fire of Trondheim in 1681 to protect the city against attack from the east. Constructed finished in 1685. It fulfilled its purpose in 1718 when Swedish forces lay siege of Trondheim. The fortress was decommissioned in 1816 by king Charles John.

Trondheim was traditionally protected fortifications by the river Nidelven and Skansen, but the city was vulnerable to attack from the east. The Fortress was therefore put on a hill to protect the city centre and control the area from Ila to Lade. General Johan Caspar von Cicignon was responsible for the new town plan of Trondheim after the great fire of April 18, 1681. In 1750 the fortress was modernized with new bastions and casemates to protect against mortar artillery. Two new isolated defensive works were also built to the east - Grüners and Frølichs redutt - but they are hardly visible today.

The main building featured in the picture is the defensive tower - Donjonen - with artillery, quartering and stores was the centre of the defences. After decommissioning in 1816 it was location of the fire watch, and since 1997 as a museum.

In the final days of the Great Northern War, Karl XII of Sweden initiated a second invasion of Norway in the fall of 1718. While Karl XII led his main army in an attack from the south, an army under General Carl Gustav Armfelt was sent to seize Trondheim. Armfelt advanced against Trondheim, which was defended by an army of 6,900 men under Vincens Budde. The Swedish forces were resisted both by Norwegian forces and by the people of the countryside, who bitterly recalled the previous Swedish occupation of Trøndelag. Provisions were not available, and the Norwegian winter set in. Although he reached the city and laid siege, the strength of Kristiansten Fortress and other fortifications was such that he chose to retreat. Karl XII issued a sharp rebuke and ordered Armfelt to take Trondheim. Although Armfelt's forces surrounded Trondheim, Budde's forces were able to keep him at bay. Camping in the open and poorly fed, many of Armfelt's troops fell ill and his capable forces were reduced to 4000 men. When Karl XII was killed in December by a bullet at Fredriksten Fortress in Halden, Armfelt's forces retreated to Sweden. On their way back across the mountains, almost the entire army was lost, mostly because of snow, cold temperature and a strong blizzard; the retreat has been likened to Napoleon’s from Moscow for the severity of casualties.

During WWII the Nazis executed a number of Norwegian patriots at Kristiansten.

The fortress was the official place of execution of convicted and condemned traitors and war criminals following the legal purge in Norway after WWII. The notorious Henry Rinnan was executed here on February 1, 1947, and nine of his followers afterwards, eight of them on the same day in 1947.

This last picture is a view from the fortress. You can see the fjord and the city.

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This is the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget. There are 169 elected members of the Storting. Parliamentary elections take place every four years.

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This is the oldest Social Institution in Europe, Trondheims Hospital. Founded September 13, 1277 by Archbishop Jon Raude when Magnus Lagabøter (Magnus the law-mender) was King of Norway.

This building is restored several times.

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Skansen Bridge in Trondheim.

This bridge is a railway bridge, designed by Joseph Strauss, who also constructed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. It opened on March 22, 1918, allowing trains access from south to Trondheim. And also being abel to open so that boats and ships can sail between Trondheim Canal and Trondheimsfjorden.

In 2006 the bridge was conserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. This conservation includes the entire bridge construction and technical equipment, the guard building and the transformer building, but not the railway track, signal equipment and overhead wires.

The bridge is functional and in use today.

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Today I will show you the office building where my company and many others are located.

This is Pirsenteret. We are lucky to have some of the offices with a view to the fjord as in the last picture.

This is the beautiful view across Trondheimsfjorden. You can see Munkholmen to the left.

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In this panorama you can see a great part of Trondheim. Click on the photo to see a larger version.

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Bridges Between / My World Tuesday

Today I combine two memes in one post. I will add Bridges Between into My World Tuesday.

This brigde is located in Trondheim connecting the city center and Nedre Elvehavn.

The bridge is crossing the river Nidelven. In Trondheim we like to call this bridge Blomsterbrua, The Flower Bridge. Because in the summertime there are lots of flowers planted out along the hand rail on both sides.

Behind the bridge you can see a part of Rica Nidelven Hotel.

Here you are looking towards Nedre Elvehavn and Solsiden Shopping center.

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Some minutes away from the Flower Bridge you will find Nidaros Cathedral.

This wonderful cathedral was built between 1070 and 1300.

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Another evening shot from Trondheim. Captured in November 2008. Yes it is similar to previous posted pictures but this time I have been trying out HDR. Hopefully this added some effect to the picture.

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These photos were captured in November 2008. In the top one, you can see St. Olavs Hospital in front and Tyholt Tower in the back.

In the last one you can also see Nidaros Cathedral in the middle, and the city center to the left of the cathedral.

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