Bygdøy
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Coordinates | 59 ° 54 '25 " N , 10 ° 40' 49" E | |
Waters 1 | Oslofjord |
Bygdøy or Bygdø (before 1877 it was called Ladegaardsøen ) is a peninsula in the Oslofjord and a district of Oslo . The peninsula has served many Osloers as a recreational area since the 19th century .
Geographical location and connection
Bygdøy is bounded to the east by Frognerkilen and to the west by Lysakerfjord and its northeastern extension, Bestumkilen.
In the summer months a passenger ferry runs between Oslo's “Rådhuskaien” (Rathauskai) and Bygdøy.
Attractions
On Bygdøy are
- the Bygdøy folkepark , an English landscape garden and the first public park, most of which was placed under monument protection. Exceptions are some zones that are under nature protection , as well as the mansions
- Bygdøy Kongsgård and
- Oskarshall , the pleasure palace of King Oskar I , which is subject to the right of disposition of the royal family,
- the Framuseum ,
- the Norwegian Maritime Museum ( Norsk Maritimt Museum ),
- the Kon Tiki Museum ,
- the Viking Ship Museum ( Vikingskipshuset ) with the Oseberg ship and the Tuneschiff ,
- the open air museum Norsk Folkemuseum and
- the Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies .
On the southern side of the peninsula, the so-called "Huk", there are several smaller beaches and bathing areas, including a nudist beach.
Movie
- Museums of the world. The Maritime Museums on Bygdoy. A production by Saarländischen Rundfunks / Fernsehen, 46´, 1985. Script and direction: Klaus Peter Dencker
literature
- Annegreth Dietze-Schirdewahn, Bjørn Anders Fredriksen: Bygdøy folkepark. The first protected public park in Norway . In: Die Gartenkunst 24 (2/2012), pp. 207–222.
Web links
- Fram Museum (Norwegian, English)
- Norsk Maritimt Museum (Norwegian Maritime Museum) (Norwegian, German, English, French)
- Kon Tiki Museum (Norwegian, English)
- Vikingskipshuset (Viking Ship Museum) (Norwegian, English)
- Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Folk Museum) (Norwegian, English)
Remarks
- ↑ Protection status: "kulturmiljø" (Dietze-Schirdewahn, p. 219).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dietze-Schirdewahn, p. 219.