Dragestil
Dragestil ("Dragon Style") is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. [1] It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism.
History
The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style were the
Oseberg
ships.
[2]
It often featured
dragons, hence its popular appellation. Important proponents in the modern era included Norwegian architects Holm Hansen Munthe and Balthazar Lange.[3][4]
In Germany, the
Kaiser Wilhelm II.[citation needed
]
Characteristic features
- Exposed timber walls, often tarred on the exterior with varnished interiors
- Decoration in the form of dragon heads
- Often steep roofs and big eaves
Gallery
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Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907) -
Frognerseteren restaurant in Oslo (erected 1890–1891) -
Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo (1894) -
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Boden Central Station -
Buksnes Church in Vestvågøy, Norway -
Matrosenstation Kongsnaes in Potsdam -
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Former Rominten hunting lodge transferred to Kaliningrad's Central Park -
Southern baths (Łazienki Południowe) in Sopot
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dragestil of Norway.
Other sources
- Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1981) Veien hjem, Norsk arkitektur 1870–1914 (Oslo: Norges kunsthistorie) ISBN 82-05-12269-5
- Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1993) Dragestilen (Oslo: Honnør til en hånet stil) ISBN 82-03-22009-6
- Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1993) Vandringer på en utstilling og i en jaktvilla (Oslo: Honnør til en hånet stil) ISBN 82-03-22009-6