Bryggen Gallery

The old centre of Bergen (Bryggen), Norway

The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. In 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and as the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved. The administrative buildings of Bryggen housed clerks from many areas, especially Germany. The main trade was dried cod from Northern Norway in return for cereals from mainland Europe.The oldest part of Bergen, which is called Bryggen (Norwegian, The Wharf ), is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway.Bryggen was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979

© 2012 Frans Sellies

Panoramic of the multi coloured facades of buildings in Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage

Panoramic of the multi coloured facades of buildings in Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland County, Western Fjords region, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

© Roberto Moiola

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Wooden statue of St Jack on a wooden house facade. Warehouse in the Bryggen District

Wooden statue of St Jack on a wooden house facade. Warehouse in the Bryggen District, a former counter of the Hanseatic League. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen. Norway

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