Cultural
Quartier de « Bryggen » dans la ville de Bergen
Norvège
Photo : Auteur inconnu (CC BY-SA 2.5)
This district in Bergen, Norway comprises a series of historic wooden buildings that reflect the city's significant role in the Hanseatic League trade network. The site represents an exceptional example of late medieval merchant settlement, with structures displaying characteristic architectural features of the period including narrow alleyways, steep-roofed buildings, and timber construction methods. Located on the eastern side of Bergen's harbor, Bryggen's layout and building techniques illustrate the commercial and residential organization of a major Hanseatic trading post. The district has maintained its historical urban pattern and wooden architecture through successive reconstructions following various fires, preserving an important testimony to medieval merchant life and trade practices in Northern Europe. The site's visual character is defined by its densely packed timber buildings with distinctive facades that line the waterfront and interior passages. Bryggen constitutes a valuable documentation of Hanseatic commercial activity and medieval urban planning in Scandinavia.
