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Reconstructed Viking house, Fyrkat. Archaeological excavations in various parts of Denmark have revealed much about the way the Vikings lived. One such site is Hedeby, located 45 km (28 mi) south of the Danish border near Schleswig, it probably dates back to the end of the 8th century.
House designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint: Ref: Korshagenhus: Rørvig: 1960: The architect Erik Korshagen's own summer house: Ref: Malergården: Former home and studio of Sigurd Svane, now a historic house museum: Ref: The Round House: 1956: Arne Jacobsen-designed house: Ref
Borgund stave church, in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway, built in the 12th century. The major aspects of Medieval Scandinavian architecture are boathouses, religious buildings (before and after Christians arrived in the area), and general buildings (both in cities and outside of them).
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (Swedish: Världsarvet Hälsingegårdar) is a World Heritage Site inscribed on 1 July 2012 as Sweden's fifteenth entry on the list. Seven farmhouses erected in the 19th century were eventually selected to represent the most distinguished and well preserved examples of local architectural and decorative ...
Vikingsholm was built by Lora Josephine Knight as a summer home. The foundation was laid in 1928, and the building was constructed in 1929 by around 200 workers. [2] Before starting construction, Knight and her architect traveled to Scandinavia to gather ideas for the house.
Danish design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century. Influenced by the German Bauhaus school, many Danish designers used the new industrial technologies, combined with ideas of simplicity and functionalism to design buildings, furniture and household objects, many of which have become ...
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More specifically, hygge has its roots in Old Norse, relating to fire, whose heat and light offer protection from the dangers outside the home. [25] By examining Scandinavian/Nordic physical geography and historical developments amidst dark, cold, wet winters, occasionally poor agriculture, and long stretches of time away from home trading and ...