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Nidaros Cathedral West Front
The Nidaros Cathedral West Front (), which includes multiple sculptures, was the final portion of the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, Norway that was restored. Nidaros Cathedral is the world's northernmost medieval cathedral and Norway's national sanctuary. The Architecture of cathedrals and great churches#Façade, West Front is the cathedral's main façade and one of the most beautiful and ornate portions of the church. The restoration of the West Front took from 1905 to 1983 and was worked on by a large number of sculptors. In 1869, thNidaros Cathedral Restoration Workshopwas founded with the purpose of restoring the Cathedral, and celebrated a 150 years Anniversary in 2019. A picture of the West Front from 1661 shows extensive deterioration, with only the bottom sections left standing. Only five statues from the Middle Ages have survived. The restoration of the West Front took from 1905 to 1983 and was worked on by a large number of sculptors. The largest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidarosdomen Ryjord 1907
Nidaros Cathedral () is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II ( 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new Norwegian monarchs. It was built over a 230-year period, from 1070 to 1300 when it was substantially completed. However additional work, additions and renovations have continued intermittently since then, including a major reconstruction starting in 1869 and completed in 2001. In 1152, the church was designated as the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros. In 1537, during the Protestant Reformation, it became part of the newly established state Church of Norway. It is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. The cathedral is the main church for the ''Nidaros og Vår Frue'' parish, the seat of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery), and the seat of the Bishop of the Dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Thiis
Helge Thiis (16 August 1897 – 1 August 1972) was a Norway, Norwegian architect. He is most noted for service as head architect at the restoration of Nidaros Cathedral. Background Helge Thiis was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of curator and museum director, Jens Thiis (1870–1942) and Ragna Vilhelmine Dons (1870–1939). The family moved to Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1908, when his father was appointed director at the National Art Museum (now the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design). Helge Thiis took his final examination in 1915 and began studying architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, receiving his diploma in 1919. He worked 1920-23 as assistant architect for Arnstein Arneberg in Oslo, followed by architect Gunnar Asplund in Stockholm, and again in Oslo with the architectural firm of Andreas H. Bjercke (1883-1967) and Georg Eliassen (1880-1964). He was an art critic at the Norwegian daily newspaper, ''Nationen'', from 1924 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Ratio
In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their summation, sum to the larger of the two quantities. Expressed algebraically, for quantities and with , is in a golden ratio to if \frac = \frac = \varphi, where the Greek letter Phi (letter), phi ( or ) denotes the golden ratio. The constant satisfies the quadratic equation and is an irrational number with a value of The golden ratio was called the extreme and mean ratio by Euclid, and the divine proportion by Luca Pacioli; it also goes by other names. Mathematicians have studied the golden ratio's properties since antiquity. It is the ratio of a regular pentagon's diagonal to its side and thus appears in the Straightedge and compass construction, construction of the dodecahedron and icosahedron. A golden rectangle—that is, a rectangle with an aspect ratio of —may be cut into a square and a smaller rectangle with the same aspect ratio. The golden ratio has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storting
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods, multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee, Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General of Norway, Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentary system, Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Bull
Henrik Bull (28 March 1864 – 2 June 1953) was a Norwegian architect and designer. Among his works are the Paulus Church at Grünerløkka in Oslo, the Nationaltheatret, National Theater, the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Historical Museum in Oslo, and the Government Building. He also designed coins for Norges Bank, and participated at the Kristiania Jubilée exhibition at Frogner during 1914. He directed the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1912 to 1934. Early and personal life Bull was born in Oslo, Christiania as the son of architect Georg Andreas Bull and Emilie Constance Hjelm. His father was among the major architects in the country, was chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years, and performed surveying and archeological research. Bull married actress Mette Bull, Mette Marie Berntsen Wang in 1905. He was a nephew of violinist Ole Bull and Knud Bull, and a first cousin of judge and politician Edvard Hagerup Bull and architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Nordhagen
Johan Olaf Brochmann Nordhagen (16 March 1883 – 6 November 1925) was a Norway, Norwegian educator, architect, engineer and artist. He is most commonly associated with his restoration designs for Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, Norway. Biography Olaf Nordhagen was born in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of painter and artist Johan Nordhagen (1856–1956) and Christine Magdalene Brochmann Johansen (1858–1933). He was a brother of botanist Rolf Nordhagen (botanist), Rolf Nordhagen and through him an uncle of art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen. In April 1909 in Ådal Municipality, he married Thora Hval (1887–1960). Nordhagen was educated as an engineer at Christiania tekniske skole in Oslo and worked as an apprentice to architect Bredo Greve for several years before studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Art while also assisting Martin Nyrop with his designs for Copenhagen City Hall. Nordhagen returned to Oslo in 1906 and accepted a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Ryjord
Nils Ryjord (1875—1926) was a Norwegian architect. He designed several churches, but spent the majority of his career working on the restoration of the historic Nidaros Cathedral. Ryjord completed his education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in the spring of 1897. He then worked under Lars Solberg and Johan Christensen for a year. From 1898 onwards, he worked as Christian Christie's assistant at the major restoration project for the Nidaros Cathedral. After Christie's death in 1906, when he even became the temporary leader, cathedral architect, and artistic director until 1909. After Christie's death, an architectural competition was held to determine the person to resume Christie's work. Ryjord lost the competition to Olaf Nordhagen. From 1909 until his death in 1926, Ryjord then became the technical and administrative leader of the project and Olaf Nordhagen took over from Ryjord as the artistic director of the project. In addition to his work at Nidaros Cathed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Christie
Eilert Christian Brodtkorb Christie (24 December 1832 – 13 September 1906) was a Norway, Norwegian architect. Personal life He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1785–1872) and Hansine Langsted (1802–1864). He was a grandnephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1746–1822), Werner Hosewinckel Christie, nephew of Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie and Edvard Eilert Christie, a brother of Hans Langsted Christie, a first cousin of writer Johan Koren Christie (writer), Johan Koren Christie and physicist Hartvig Caspar Christie (physicist), Hartvig Caspar Christie and a granduncle of politician Hartvig Caspar Christie (politician), Hartvig Caspar Christie. He was an uncle of agricultural teacher Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927), Werner Hosewinckel Christie, and through him a granduncle of pianist Amalie Christie, Johan Koren Christie (officer), Johan Koren Christie and Werner Hosewinckel Christie (officer), Werner Hosewinckel Christie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
