Stavanger Magnets

The bright colours in the street were really attractive in the sunlight.

A city in Norway.

The quayside scene at the port of Stavanger in Norway. This is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching way back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. It was the discovery of offshore oil and gas that made it grow into the major port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, the city itself having an eclectic mix of old and new, This image has been finished as coloured pencil art.

A view over the port of Stavanger in southwestern Norway. It is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. It was the discovery of offshore oil and gas that made it grow into the major port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, the city itself having an eclectic mix of old and new, This image has been finished as coloured pencil art.

The quaint streets of old Stavanger

Looking out over the red tiled rooftops of Stavanger's Old Town - Gamle Stavanger. This district with its white-painted houses is the largest wooden city in northern Europe! Most of the houses date from the C18th and C19th. They were saved when after WWII it was decided to demolish most of them to be replaced by modern concrete buildings. However, the city's architect spoke against this plan saying they should be preserved and treasured,

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Norwegian Pride

The City Bridge at Stavanger in Norway here digitally depicted as chalk pastel art. This cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge crosses the Straumsteinsudet Strait linking the city of Stavanger with the small islands of Grasholmen and Solyst. Stavanger is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. The discovery of offshore oil and gas made it grow into the port it is today.

The harbourside building and moored ships at Stavanger ion southwestern Norway. It is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. It was the discovery of offshore oil and gas that made it grow into the major port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, This image has been finished as a digital coloured drawing.

Cruise ships tied up alongside the quay at Stavanger in Norway. This is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. The discovery of offshore oil and gas made it grow into the major port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, the city itself having an eclectic mix of old and new, This image has been finished as pastel art.

A view over the port of Stavanger in southwestern Norway. It is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. It was the discovery of offshore oil and gas that made it grow into the major port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, the city itself having an eclectic mix of old and new, This image has been finished as a pastel sketch.

At the quayside in the old port of Stavanger in Norway we find these characterful vintage ships moored. Stavanger is the fourth largest city in the country and has a history stretching back to medieval times. Starting life as a village it grew into a fishing port. It was the discovery of offshore oil and gas that made it grow into the port it is today. The old town and its harbour has old, colourful houses and quayside buildings, This image has been finished as a digital coloured drawing.

Old Stavanger in the rain

The port in Stavanger lined with traditional wooden buildings.

Black & white photo of the museum in Stavanger during the rain

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The octopus from Stavanger, Norway

A view over old Stavanger

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Looking out over the Hafrsfjord in the Stavanger Peninsula of Rogaland County, Norway. It's about 9Km long and is fairly shallow, so is not navigable for large ships. Peaceful enough now - it's best known however for an important Viking sea battle in 872 - the Battle of Hafrfjord. The result of this was the unification of Norway under its first king, Harald Fairhair. An impressive monument to this battle is nearby consisting of three gigantic Viking swords.

Medium format film photograph of the Sverd i Fjell (Swords in Rock) monument near Stavanger, Norway. Taken with a Diana F+ camera with Kodak Porta 400 speed film in May 2015.

The Swords in the Rock or Sverd i Fjell - an imposing sculpture by Hafrsfjord near Stavanger, Norway. This depicts three Viking swords - 10m tall and commemorating the Battle of Hafrsfjord which took place in about 872. The importance of this was the resulting unification of Norway under King Harald Fairhair. The tallest sword represents him and the two shorter ones the defeated lesser kings. This image is finished as a pastel drawing.

This sculpture of three monumental swords is in Stavanger, Norway. The sculpture commemorates the Battle of Hafrsfjord that took place in 872, when King Harald Fairhair gathered all of Norway under one crown.

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Shaded relief map of Southern Norway Elevation Data Source: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 1 Arc-Second Global https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/SRTM1Arc Data downloaded from the USGS Earth Explorer site: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

Elevation map of Southern Norway Elevation Data Source: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 1 Arc-Second Global https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/SRTM1Arc Data downloaded from the USGS Earth Explorer site: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

Elevation map of Southern Norway Elevation Data Source: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 1 Arc-Second Global https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/SRTM1Arc Data downloaded from the USGS Earth Explorer site: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

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Of all the things I've done on my travels that promise an adrenalin rush, this spot probably offered the biggest -- along with a healthy dose of fear. Sitting near the edge of Preikestolen is enough to turn your legs to jelly as you look down from the ledge that sits 604m above Lysefjord far below. Even though the rocky outcrop where I captured this shot from required quite a bit of clambering across cliff faces to get to, I much preferred being here than out on the rock itself. However, that did mean we got to watch as so many other people put themselves seemingly inches from certain death! It was exhilarating and exhausting all at the same time.