Dragestil

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title: "Dragestil" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["revival-architectural-styles", "architecture-in-norway", "national-romantic-architecture-in-norway", "art-nouveau-architecture"] description: "Style of design and architecture in Norway" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragestil" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Style of design and architecture in Norway ::

Dragestil () is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism.

History

The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style were the Viking and medieval art and architecture of Scandinavia. It had roots in the preservation of stave churches and the recent excavation of historic relics such as the Tune, Gokstad and Oseberg ships.

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.

In Germany, the in Potsdam and the Rominten Hunting Lodge were erected for Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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

Gallery

Villabalderslund.jpg|Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907) NOR-2016-Oslo-Frognerseteren restaurant.jpg|Frognerseteren restaurant in Oslo (erected 1890–1891) Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica.jpg|Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo (1894) Dalen Hotell IMG 4773.jpg|Dalen Hotel in Kviteseid Municipality Stationshuset boden.jpg|Boden Central Station Gravdal-Buksnes-Stabkirche-16-2019-gje cropped.jpg|Buksnes Church in Vestvågøy Municipality, Norway Potsdam Matrosenstation-Empfangsgebäude 20220902 164749.jpg|Matrosenstation Kongsnaes in Potsdam AK08292a.jpg|Rominten church and hunting lodge Wooden House - panoramio (1).jpg|Former Rominten hunting lodge transferred to Kaliningrad's Central Park Sopot, zespół urbanistyczny miasta. Foto Barbara Maliszewska.jpg|Southern baths (Łazienki Południowe) in Sopot Красноармейская_68_2.JPG|"The House with dragons" in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia

References

Other sources

References

1. [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1914472.html Dragestilen som nasjonalsymbol]
2. [http://www.byggenytt.no/hovedstad/art_04/glott4.htm ''Huggenstensarkitektur og Dragestil'' (Brytningstid innen arkitekturen før og etter 1900 ved to av retningene)]
3. [http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/munthe.holm.html ''Arkitekter: Holm Hansen Munthe (1848–1898)'' ]
4. [http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/lange.balthazar.html ''Arkitekter:Balthazar Conrad Lange (1854–1937)'' ]

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