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Category: Ramblings | Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 3:38 pm

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A dentist called Sandvig from Lillehammer decided it would be a great idea to collect old houses from the valley. So he did. Now it's a big park full of history. Whole farms have been moved here. The buildings are made from timber, but it's the decorations that really got to me.

When you enter Maihaugen, this is what greets you:





Some small farms further up the valley still look like this. They're often holiday homes now:



A Stave Church:



Not exactly tiny trees there:



I didn't much like the stairs:



I did like the gates:



Some houses used stone for roofs:



Some had turf, and some had wood:



Some details from the outside:







I thought this looked like a row of pussycats:



This is a storage building for food, called a stabbur:



Whetstone had to be easily accessible:



Traditional fence:



Detail:



A very typical example of a house from between 1400 and 1800. I think this house comes from a well-to-do family:



Even though the doors are small, the locks are impressive:





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glendann wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 4:08 pm:

I do love old buildings.The gates are wonderful.Such great work went into them.I love the pictures.Thank you so much for the post

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eheslep wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 6:13 pm:

Enjoyed your quaint and very historic pics. Reminds me of european buildings, except you mention the slave buildings. Interesting! Thanks for sharing1

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lulu1107 wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 6:47 pm:

Absolutely gorgeous! History is so important. The house collector and you (through these pictures) have given us a chance to take a peek back in time. Thanks!

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Droopy wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 8:18 pm:

Thanks for liking the photos. :)

Ehm, eheslep, a Stave Church (with a -t- not -l-) is a church built in a special technique, a very old one. I think the Vikings did it. And I'm in Norway, so your observation was accurate.

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dooley wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 10:28 pm:

Thanks for the pictures, Droopy! I enjoyed seeing them very much. dooley

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Sjoerd wrote on Wed May 27, 2009 11:40 pm:

Ok then...these, I have really been waiting for! I am quite excited to see the various things shown here and the detail shots I appreciuate very much.
I like to see the style from the period that you mentioned.
The carving of the woodwork I spent quite a time studying--I find this sort of thing very interesting.
I have never seen a fence built like that.

Thanks loadss for taking the time to sort and show these and the other pics. ...got any more? ;-)

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Jewell2009 wrote on Thu May 28, 2009 3:23 am:

The detail is incredible. I was fascinated with the different roof types. More please????

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Droopy wrote on Thu May 28, 2009 7:03 am:

Thanks for liking my photos. There are lots of old houses like these around, but they're a bit hard to modernize and make comfortable for us modern-day people.

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gardengater wrote on Sat May 30, 2009 8:45 pm:

What stories those buildings could tell. You must have enjoyed that trip, Droopy and thanks for sharing photos.

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Netty wrote on Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:17 am:

Thanks for sharing these photos Droopy...I absolutely love old buildings. The details there are amazing! The stone roof is a work of art to me in itself and the carved wood decorations are awesome.

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