staburbygdo

[Stabur Bygdo, Christiania, Norway] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 13 older comments, and then…
• Lú_ said:

  Christiania seems to have a long tradition of slightly odd architecture, including things built outward like this one. This was in my contacts' photos just last week: www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/3179720688/

• Jesper Hauge said:

  A "stabbur" is a small building made for storage of food. I believe the "outward" style has something to do with keeping mice and rats out of the building.

• Marte Ødegaard said:

  I would guess that this "stabbur" is located in an outdoor museum located at Bygdøy in Oslo called Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian folk museum). Christiania is an old name of Norways capital Oslo. The museum have, among other things, a collection of old norwegian buildings, and it was founded in 1894. Lú: The Christiania in the picture you are linking to is in Denmark. It's a part of Copenhagen.

• Lú_ said:

  Oh well! Carry on :)

• Theresa said:

  This is indeed at the Folkemuseum. I feel a huge urge go there immediately and get a "now" shot from this angle!