Welcome to the digital roadmap to historical Bergen. The website shows you previous and still existing public buildings in Bergen, and the stories behind them.
Pick a part of Bergen in the map above, or make your choise among the themes to the right.
This website is a cooperation between five museums in Bergen. We are Bryggens Museum, Old Bergen Museum, St. Jørgen's Hospital/the Leprosy Museum, Bergen Fire Museum and Bergen Museum of Education. Welcome to the mystery history tour.
Schools can be prestigious buildings, or they can be victims to public cuts. Come and see how schools have contributed in the development of Bergen. Read more!
The prison at Bergenhus Fort and Castle was commonly known as the Slave Prison. The convicts of particularly hard crimes were kept here. The prison opened in 1739, and offered board and lodging to people who had been a bit careless about the laws of society. The last slaves left the prison in 1878.
The Cathedral of Bergen in has existed nearly 900 years. The church was dedicated to the Norwegian saint Olav around 1150. Since then it has burnt five times and was even hit by a cannonball in 1665. The cannonball is still firmly stuck in the church tower to remind us of a time with battles in the bay.
Ladegårdsgaten 19 was built in 1853. The house started out as a school, Stølen School. Later on it has been used as a maritime school, a fire station and a police station. Today the house is privately owned.
