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2. Akershus Fortress - Wikipedia

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   Akershus Castle and Fortress seen from Oslofjord. Akershus Fortress (Norwegian: Akershus Festning, pronounced [ɑkəʂˈhʉːs ˈfɛ̂sːtnɪŋ]) [1] or Akershus Castle (Norwegian: Akershus slott [ɑkəʂˈhʉːs ˈslɔtː]) [2] is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city.

3. List of castles in Norway - Wikipedia

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   There are many castles and palaces in Norway. The Norwegian word slott means castle, palass means palace, and fort or festning means fortress. To see list of fortresses in Norway, see List of Norwegian fortresses. In Norway, there tend to be many more manor houses compared to castles. [citation needed] Akershus Castle by night Royal Palace, Oslo

4. Akershus - Wikipedia

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   Akershus (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑkəʂˈhʉːs] ⓘ) [2] is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo and ultimately after the medieval farm Aker in Oslo.

5. Norway's Resistance Museum - Wikipedia

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   Norway's Resistance Museum also known as the Norwegian Home Front Museum (Norwegian: Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum) is a museum located at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. The museum collection focuses on Norwegian resistance during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945.

6. List of forts in Norway - Wikipedia

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   In the age of black powder, cannon allowed breaching of the fortress walls and subsequent taking by storm. As a result, fortresses changed form, now incorporating design features like the bastion , ravelin , and glacis to allow cannon within the fortress to be effective while protecting the walls and defenders from external attack.

7. National Fortifications Heritage - Wikipedia

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   Akershus Fortress, located centrally in Oslo, houses among other institutions the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Mausoleum. Three of the fortifications, Akershus, Bergenshus and Karljohansvern, continue to be in regular use by the military; Akershus features the Ministry of Defence and the headquarters of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The ...