Dragestil

Dragestil
Frognerseteren restaurant (erected 1890-1891)
Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907)

Dragestil (English: dragon style) was the Norwegian name of a style of design and architecture that was widely used in Scandinavia principally between 1880 and 1910. [1]

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History

The foremost source of inspiration for the Dragestil style were the Viking and mediaeval art and architecture of Scandinavia. It had roots in preservation of the stave churches and the recent excavated of historic relics of the past such as the Tune, Gokstad and Oseberg ships. [2]

It often featured Norse motifs, such as serpents and dragons, hence its popular appellation. Important proponents in the modern era included Norwegian architects Holm Hansen Munthe and Balthazar Lange.[3][4]

Characteristic features

  • Exposed timber walls, often tarred on the exterior with varnished interiors
  • Decoration in the form of dragon heads
  • Often steep roofs and big eaves

References

  1. ^ Dragestilen som nasjonalsymbol
  2. ^ Huggenstensarkitektur og Dragestil (Brytningstid innen arkitekturen før og etter 1900 ved to av retningene)
  3. ^ Arkitekter: Holm Hansen Munthe (1848-1898)
  4. ^ Arkitekter:Balthazar Conrad Lange (1854-1937)

Other sources

  • Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1981) Veien hjem, Norsk arkitektur 1870–1914 (Oslo: Norges kunsthistorie) ISBN 82-05-12269-5
  • Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1993) Dragestilen (Oslo: Honnør til en hånet stil) ISBN 82-03-22009-6
  • Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan (1993) Vandringer på en utstilling og i en jaktvilla (Oslo: Honnør til en hånet stil) ISBN 82-03-22009-6

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