Håkonshalle
The Håkonshalle is a building in the royal court in Bergen (Norway) and is part of the Bergenhus Fortress .
history
The Håkon Hall was built by King Håkon Håkonsson between 1247 and 1261. According to tradition, it was used for the first time on September 11, 1261 for the wedding of the son of Håkon Håkonsson , later also known as Magnus Lagabøte . During this time the hall was mainly used as a royal residence and festival hall. The building was in a very dilapidated condition during the Middle Ages and was used as a granary from 1683.
The Norwegian painter Johan Christian Clausen Dahl rediscovered it as a Norwegian cultural asset and advocated its reconstruction and its reconstruction as a royal hall. The Norwegian association Fortidsminneforeningen for the preservation of cultural and historical monuments then made it its main task to restore the Håkonshalle. On behalf of Johan Christian Clausen Dahl , the German-Norwegian painter and architect Franz Wilhelm Schiertz made several designs and drawings for the reconstruction of the hall.
From 1873, work on the reconstruction by the Norwegian architect Christian Christie began . The Norwegian architects Peter Andreas Blix and Adolph Fischer completed the restoration between 1880 and 1895. The destroyed stepped gable was restored around 1850 on the basis of an old picture by the painter Hieronymus Scholeus . The interior of the hall was decorated with ornate frescoes, tapestries and furniture designed by the Norwegian painter Gerhard Munthe (1910–1916).
In addition to a ballroom, it also houses the king's apartment as well as work, lounge and storage rooms. In 1944 the hall was damaged in the explosion of a cargo ship loaded with dynamite, but was subsequently repaired. Today it is used for celebrations and concerts.
gallery
View of the gable of the Håkonshalle
Detailed and oldest drawing of the Håkonshalle and the Rosenkrantz Tower by Hieronymus Scholeus around 1580
Håkonshalle with the Rosenkrantztårnet ( Rosenkrantztårnet )
Bergenhus Fortress with the Håkonshalle (center). In the foreground is the former Norwegian frigate Bergen.
Josef Terboven and other German officers after the 1944 explosions in Bergen with the heavily damaged Håkonshalle in the background
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Coordinates: 60 ° 23 ′ 59 ″ N , 5 ° 19 ′ 3 ″ E