Nov 12

This time a real gate and not the Norwegian word for road. This is one of the gates in the Akershus castle, which was built to protect Oslo.

Akershus Castle Gate

And another shot of the castle at night:

Akershus Castle at Night

A portion of the fortress was replicated at the Norway (Epcot) pavilion at Epcot Center theme park in Orlando, Florida, as you can see here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79761301@N00/1254556137/

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Bahama Cruise Blog » Akershus Castle Gate UNITED STATES Says:
November 12th, 2007 at 4:46 pm

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Ine BELGIUM Says:
November 13th, 2007 at 1:18 am

The first shot of the Akershus castle is one of my favorite pictures you took…

Drealmer BELGIUM Says:
November 13th, 2007 at 11:46 am

Indeed, the symmetry of this one is really impressive. I love it.

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