115 years ago, June 24, 1893, the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen and his companions left Oslo on board the Fram, to what the Royal Geographical Society of London then considered the draft's most dangerous ever conceived: a drift through the Arctic Ocean. The existence of a polar current and imagine that a ship can withstand ice pressure, was utopian to many. The Fram is a ship that was used to polar exploration in succession by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. It is a three-masted schooner of 39 meters long and 11 meters wide, designed by Norwegian naval architect Colin Archer in anticipation of the Nansen expedition, during which she was to be caught by the pack to drift over the North Pole. The expedition managed to get caught in the ice, and came out three years later. The Fram is now on display in Oslo and kept in a museum dedicated to him, the Frammuseet. This adventure is to be compared with another expedition, completed in late January 2008 the Tara. The expedition 'Tara Arctic' project was also being caught in the ice to study the ice drift. The boat went over the North Pole than the previous expedition, and has remained imprisoned ice 'only' 1 year and a half... At each draw conclusions that wish...
Panorama made of 12 photos taken on the 11 August 2008.
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Renovated old pharmacy. Admire the delicately arranged bottles on the shelves...
Panorama made of 13 photos taken on the 10 August 2008.
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The principle of the green roof is expected since the Neolithic (-12,500 to -8000 BC. JC). It consists of a substrate to cover a flat roof or vegetated low slope. Many experiments conducted in Europe have shown that for aesthetic objectives or sustainability, the development of a 'écotoit' proved interesting.
Panorama made of 11 photos taken on the 10 August 2008.
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The Troll granite monitors athletes at the foot of the Olympic springboard...
Panorama made of 12 photos taken on the 09 August 2008.
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The Norwegian capital has already received the event in 1952 where ski jumping was a huge success with more than 150,000 spectators on the hill at Holmenkollen. Since then, Hill has become the temple of Nordic skiing, the World Cup cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and biathlon there are also step each year.
Panorama made of 12 photos taken on the 09 August 2008.
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On the bridge 100 meters long, placed 58 Vigeland sculptures in bronze: men, women and children, one of the most popular park: The angry child.
Panorama made of 14 photos taken on the 08 August 2008.
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In 1921, the Oslo City Council decides to destroy the old building which was the workshop of the sculptor to build a library. Reached an agreement, the council will construct a new building serving as a workshop and will be home to Vigeland his death changed into a museum. In return, Vigeland committed to providing the city all his work, sculptures, drawings, reliefs and models.
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Instead Radhus is the place of the town hall. Here begins the street Strà¸get, the shopping street of the city.
Panorama made of 14 photos taken on the 08 August 2008.
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The Vigeland Sculpture are granite or bronze: he used a beautiful grained granite from Norway. In his house in Kirkeveien, he lived and worked until his death in 1943. His ashes are buried and are stored in the tower. As expected, the building was transformed into Vigeland Museum, where you can find various works of the artist and all the original models of sculptures Frognerparken.
Panorama made of 27 photos taken on the 08 August 2008.
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The Royal Palace in Oslo is the official residence of the royal family of Norway. It was built on the hill Slottsbakken in the first half of the nineteenth century. All May 17th, at the Norwegian national day, the king and the rest of the royal family appear in the main balcony.
Panorama made of 20 photos taken on the 08 August 2008.
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