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English: Photo of the Vardøhus Fortress on the outskirts of Vardø, Norway, likely taken in 1988
  • "The Slavery," built in 1745 as a prison for inmates serving life sentences ("slaves"). On average, there were 20-30 prisoners at any given time in "The Slavery," which was converted into barracks, a dining hall, and a kitchen for soldiers in 1864. The building is designed in the Danish Baroque style and has a thatched roof. The picture also shows two old mortar launchers (bomb throwers) outside the "Commander's Residence".
  • Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in the town of Vardø in Finnmark county, Norway, on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the Russian border. The northernmost fortress in the world was originally built on the island in the early 14th century as a defense against raids from people further east and to secure Norwegian dominion of Finnmark and the northern territories. The current Vardøhus Fortress was constructed between 1734 and 1738 and remains largely intact in its original form to this day. Covering an area of 25 acres, the defense facility is designed as an octagonal star with low stone-clad earth ramparts. Inside the fortification walls, there are nine distinctive buildings.

Norsk bokmål: Foto fra Vardøhus festning i utkanten av Vardø by i Finnmark trolig tatt i 1988.
  • «Slaveriet», bygd i 1745 som fengsel for livstidsdømte straffanger («slaver»). Det satt i snitt 20-30 slaver til enhver tid i «Slaveriet», som ble ombygdtil forlegning, spisesal, og kjøkken for soldatene i 1864. Bygningen er utført i dansk barokkstil og har torvtak. Bildet viser også to gamle mortér|e (bombekastere) utenfor «Kommandantens hus».
  • Vardøhus festning på Vestøya-delen av Vardøya i Øst-Finnmark er Norges østligste og verdens nordligste festning. Den stod ferdig tidlig på 1300-tallet som forsvar mot plyndringstokter fra folkene lenger øst og for å markere herredømme over Finnmark og nordområdene. Dagens festning ble bygd mellom 1734 og 1738. Det 25 mål store forsvarsanlegget er formet som en åttekantet stjerne med lave, steinkledde jordvoller. Innenfor murene er det ni særpregede bygninger.
Vardøs forrige festning Slottet (Vardøhus slott) lå i Østervågen, omtrent midt i det som i dag er Vardø by.
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