Akershus Fortress

former medieval castle in Oslo, Norway

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Siege of Akershus

1593-01-01T00:00:00Z

construction

1647-01-01T00:00:00Z

inauguration

1870-01-01T00:00:00Z

reconstruction

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Frameless

Akershus festning

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Akershus festning in Oslo.

Barnehjælpsdagen 1916 - no-nb digifoto 20160406 00177 NB NS NM 08703

Exterior view of Akershus Fortress

Exterior view of Akershus Fortress

Piperviken bay and Rådhusplassen square, with Akershus Fortress in the background, late 1890s.

Rotterdam Tour 129

Rotterdam Tour 131

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Open GLAM Survey@	2022			Wikidata
link	Open GLAM Survey@	2023			Wikidata
link	Open GLAM Survey@	2023			Wikidata
link	Open GLAM Survey@	2024			Wikidata
incident	Siege of Akershus	1716			Wikidata
incident	construction	1593			Wikidata
incident	inauguration	1647			Wikidata
incident	reconstruction	1870			Wikidata
base	Huseby Leir		military base		Wikidata
base	Kolsås leir		The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, Norwegian Armed Forces Cyber Defence, Norwegian National Security Authority, military base		Wikidata
base	Lutvann leir		military base		Wikidata
base	Løren leir		cultural property, military base		Wikidata
base	Q19380262		military base		Wikidata
base	Q19381832		military base		Wikidata
base	Q19384726		military base		Wikidata
base	Skar leir		cultural property, military base		Wikidata
museum	Forsvarsmuseet	1978	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	National Fortifications Heritage	1992	military museum		Wikidata
museum	Norway's Resistance Museum	1966	national archives, military museum		Wikidata
museum	Oscarsborg Fortress	1848	coastal battery, military museum, fortification		Wikidata
image	Akershus festning	2008			Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Akershus festning in Oslo.				Wikimedia
image	Barnehjælpsdagen 1916 - no-nb digifoto 20160406 00177 NB NS NM 08703				Wikimedia
image	Exterior view of Akershus Fortress				Wikimedia
image	Exterior view of Akershus Fortress				Wikimedia
image	Piperviken bay and Rådhusplassen square, with Akershus Fortress in the background, late 1890s.				Wikimedia
image	Rotterdam Tour 129				Wikimedia
image	Rotterdam Tour 131				Wikimedia