10 must-see landmarks on Norway's scenic tourist trails
Norway's 18 tourist routes are known for their breathtaking scenery, but that's not the only reason to make the pilgrimage. The Nordic country's landscape is dotted with architectural gems, including a memorial for witches by Peter Zumthor and a rusty steel viewing platform by Reiulf Ramstad.
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Trollstigen Tourist Route Project by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Reiulf Ramstad Architects installed a series of zig-zagging footpaths and cantilevered viewing platforms along a picturesque stretch of Norwegian mountains ? a route known as Trollstigen or "troll's ladder".
Find out more about Trollstigen Tourist Route Project ?
Photograph by Jiri Havran
Utsikten by Code Arkitektur
This triangular viewing platform by Code Arkitektur serves as a pit stop for weary travellers hiking up the Gaular mountain on the country's west coast. The concrete features skyward-pointing corners that offer alternating views of the area's abundant waterfalls. Find out more about Utsikten ?
Photograph courtesy of Icon magazine
Steilneset Memorial by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor designed this pine structure on Norway's Vardø island in memory of suspected witches who were burned at the stake there in the seventeenth century. An installation by the late artist Louise Bourgeois occupies an accompanying pavilion clad in smoked glass.
Find out more about Steilneset Memorial ?
Photograph by Dag Jenssen
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