Nidarosdomen | Trondheim, Norway

[NorthStar77]

A wooden chapel was made on this site around 1035, on the sepulcher of Olav the holy. A cathedral was built in 1090. The cathedral was extended in 1180, 1220, 1240 and 1300. Huge fires occured in 1328, 1432 and possibly 1451. In 1531, all of Trondheim burned down, and the cathedral was not restored properly due to bad economy. The church then burned again in 1708, and restored, only to burn down yet another time in 1719, after lightening had struck. It was then restored in a quite cheap way, partially in a borocco style.

A proper restauration started in 1869, and huge efforts was made in investigating how the cathedral once appeared. Most of the cathedral finished restauration in 1969, and the last statue was put on place in 1983.

My own pictures, wich means it could have been presented better.
http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492952.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492953.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492954.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492955.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492727.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492959.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/northstar77/image/25492966.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

This church is so impressive i will have to give it an 9.5/10.

Some pics i've taken:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Trondheim%20city%20archive/Imgqp_0020.jpg

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/3950/nidarosdomen2small9qz.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/7449/dscn0315small7uq.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/112/dscn0316small2mx.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2025/dscn0317small8za.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/9171/dscn0318small0mm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Trondheim%20city%20archive/DSCN0906small.jpg

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/679/nidarosdomen27rt.jpg

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/9014/nidarosdomen15ro.jpg

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1999/trondheim144pj.jpg

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/8678/trondheim129hj.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5577/dscn0325small6gp.jpg

[NorthStar77]

It is the most impressive building in Norway, that's for sure! 8.5:)

[Philip Cronin]

8/10. Might be 8.5 or 9 if I had seen the interiors and they were excellent.

[Þróndeimr]

8/10. Might be 8.5 or 9 if I had seen the interiors and they were excellent.

Here is some interiour photos i've taken! :)

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7168/dscn0001small0jc.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/3746/dscn00018small5qh.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2036/dscn00017small1nb.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/474/dscn00019small9ae.jpg

http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/684/dscn00015small4vm.jpg

[AtlanticaC5]

8.5/10 Very beautiful! One of the biggest churches in Scandinavia I guess.

[Phobos]

8.5/10
I like especially the main tower,the facade towers could be more massive to balance the rest of the structure.

[Matthieu]

9/10, I like it a lot.

[DamienK]

9/10

[Fabio]

9/10

awesome and nice story

[Ellatur]

nice! 10/10
thats a hugeass facade btw :)

[Henk]

Beautiful. 9.5/10.

[El_Greco]

9/10

[JohnnyMass]

WOW!!! I had no idea such a beautiful building existed in Norway!!!:eek:
10/10

[forvine]

9/10

[Spearman]

Most beautiful and impressive building in Norway (maybe surpassed by the Troll Platform on impressiveness). It is as tall as 98 meters, making it the third tallest highrise in Norway if I'm not mistaken, not to mention granting an exellent view of Trondheim. So I'll once again pull on my patriotic trousers and vote a 10.

[Sinjin P.]

8.5/10

[Mosaic]

9/10

[LordMarshall]

10/10

[delmaule]

9.5/10

[LMCA1990]

10/10- beautiful arquitecture and it's incredably massive.

[Arpels]

10/10 to the best gothic building in Scandinavia!!

[gutooo]

9/10

[delmaule]

10/10

[marpa]

9,5/10

[Popiel]

9/10

[Yellowinc]

10/10 No doubt about that. Dont think one could appreciate the scale and how breathtaking it actually is without having been there:drool:

[Yellowinc]

:)

[BlackLukes]

10/10

[Fundador]

8/10:)

[Nikkodemo]

9/10

[W!CKED]

8/10

[stasiua]

It is the most impressive building in Norway, that's for sure! 8.5:)

:okay:

9,5/10

[marshol]

9,5/10 The greatest cathedral in Scandinavia!

[Fred_]

08/10