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Rosenkrantztårnet (The Rosenkrantz Tower) is a prominent building in Bergenhus Festning, this view is from outside the fortress. The tower derives its name from governor Erik Rosenkrantz (1519-1575). It was during his administration the tower received its present shape. The oldest part of the building, however, is made up of a medieval tower, known as the "Keep by the Sea", built by King Magnus IV Håkonsson (aka Magnus the Lawmender) in the 1270s as part of the royal castle in Bergen. The keep was extensively modified and expanded in the 1560s by Scottish stonemasons and architects in the service of Erik Rosenkrantz. Rosenkrantz' building contained dungeons on the ground floor, residential rooms for the governor higher up and positions for cannons on the top floor. In the 1740s, the tower was converted to a magazine for gunpowder, a function it served until the 1930s. The whole building has been open to the general public since 1966. Today, the tower serves primarily as a tourist attraction. |
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| Author | Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernt Rostad at https://www.flickr.com/photos/67975030@N00/7065061627. It was reviewed on 24 April 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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