Architecture The Norwegian Embassy in Kathmandu moves into a new building. 15/08/2008 :: The Norwegian Embassy in Kathmandu has moved into a new building located on the north end of the old Embassy site in Surya Court, Pulchowk, Lalitpur. + More |
Architecture  Oslo’s new landmark 14/04/2008 :: Rising from the sea in the centre of Oslo, the new, marble-clad Opera is a futuristic architectural gem. + More |
Sverre Fehn Sverre Fehn Sverre Fehn (born 1924) received his architectural education shortly after WWII and quickly became the leading Norwegian architect of his generation. He is also Norway’s most widely acclaimed architect abroad.
Fehn’s teacher, Arne ... + More |
The 1990s Norwegian Architecture in the 1990s In the 1990s Norwegian architects returned to modernism’s roots. Private homes and office buildings alike were given large, smooth facades and clear geometrical volumes reminiscent of the functionalism of the 1930s. The most widely ... + More |
The Alexandria Library The Library of Alexandria
The ancient library of Alexandria contained the greatest collection of writings in antiquity. When it was destroyed in the 5th century A.D., a vast trove of ancient wisdom was lost forever.
In 1989 the Egyptian state announced an ... + More |
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