Alesund, the art nouveau city of Norway

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This was a three hour stop and a nice walk around with our trip leader. Most of the city burned down in 1904 and only one person died trying to save some property in her house. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany liked the city so much that he sent several ships with supplies and carpenters to build temporary housing. He also invested in rebuilding the city and Wilhelm liked the Art Nouveau architecture and since he donated money and craftsman he had the town rebuilt in that style.

Getting on and off the ship is quick and easy
Patty, in her Norwegian hat, pays close attention to Daniel, our trip leader.
Art nouveau is less garish, more subtle than the Art Deco of the 1920’s that we have seen in Miami, Florida. I learned something today….. I thought art deco and art nouveau were one and the same.
Art nouveau …..many details, relief sculptures, curves and colors
They used every available space to erect buildings. That is a separate skinny house between larger buildings!
We’ve seen this in other Norwegian cities. The cites have repurposed old phone booths into small libraries. Great idea! In Alesund they are quite nice and well stocked.
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Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.

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