Architectural Styles

Dragestil

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Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Dragon

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1880-1910

  • Exposed timber walls
  • tarred exteriors with varnished interiors
  • dragon heads & knotwork decoration
  • steep roofs
  • big eaves
  • carvings and motifs inspired by Norse mythology and Viking art
  • curvilinear forms in gables and window frames
  • dynamic and whimsical appearance
  • local materials and craftsmanship
  • Norway
  • Russia

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Churches
  • homes
  • schools
  • community centres
  • Norway
  • Holmenkollen Chapel
  • Frognerseteren restaurant Oslo
  • Vestby Church
  • Villa Balderslund in Balestrand
  • Boden Central Station
  • Buksnes Church in Vestvågøy Municipality, Norway
  • Southern baths (Łazienki Południowe) in Sopot
  • The House with dragons” in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia
  • Imperial Sailor’s Station Kongsnæs
  • Bolteløkka Skole
  • Buksnes Church Gravdal
  • Hotel Central Stryn, Norway
  • Tourist hotels (fjellhotell / fjord hotels)
  • Resort hotels; Railway hotels
  • Mountain lodges / highland hotels
  • Guesthouses / pensions
  • Sanatoriums and spa hotels
  • Adaptive reuse of traditional buildings incl earlier timber houses & older inns rebuilt in Dragestil form
  • Dalen Hotel — Dalen, Kviteseid Municipality, Telemark, Norway
  • Kviknes Hotel  Balestrand, Norway
  • Hotel Union Øye — Øye, Sunnmøre, Norway 1891
  • Mundal Hotel (Fjærland Hotel) — Fjærland, Norway
  • Fleischer’s [Railway/resort] Hotel (early wings) — Voss, Norway
  • Stalheim Hotel [Mountain / scenic viewpoint hotel] (early buildings) — Stalheim, Norway
  • Balestrand Guesthouses & Pensions (multiple) — Norway
  • Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel Oslo
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