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title: Haakon's Hall, Bergen
author: Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14463/haakons-hall-bergen/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Haakon's Hall, Bergen
_Authored by Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14463.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Haakon's Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Bergen, and the symbol of the monarchy in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). The medieval royal residence and banquet hall was built from stone during the 13th century by King Håkon Håkonsson (r.1217-1263).
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haakonshallen_Bergen_Norway_2009_1.JPG) by [**Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haakonshallen_Bergen_Norway_2009_1.JPG). Submitted by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/ "User Page: Wanda Marcussen"), published on 25 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.