Dragestil

Dalen Hotel in Kviteseid
Frognerseteren restaurant (erected 1890-1891)
Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907)

Dragestil ("Dragon Style") is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. [1] It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism.

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] In Germany the Kongsnæs' sailors station in Potsdam and the Rominten Hunting Lodge were erected for Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Characteristic features

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)
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