Akershus Fortress is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Construction is believed to have begun in in the late 1290s by King Haakon V. For centuries, the fortress withstood numerous Swedish led sieges. It did surrender without conflict to the Nazis in 1940.
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Caldes de Montbui – Barcelona
Transamerica and Fog
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Goðafoss waterfall is in northern Iceland near Akureyri. Local legend claims the waterfall got it’s name (waterfall of the gods) around 999 AD when the country made Christianity the official religion, afterwards which statues or Norse gods were thrown into the waterfall.
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Nightfall, San Francisco
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Built in 1940, Akureyrarkirkja Church is a Lutheran church in the town of Akureyri in North Iceland., designed by renowned architect Guðjón Samúelsson. Inspired by Iceland’s basalt rock formations, the church sits on a hill overlooking the town.
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London, The UK
Shadow Strolling
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