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English: Distorted (twisted and compressed) panoramic photo taken in late July 2023 at the Vardøhus Fortress on the outskirts of Vardø town in Finnmark, Norway:
  • Landscape and surroundings:
    • Flat coastal landscape with green grass and other low vegetation
    • Fog and mist from the sea over the island of Vardøya conceal the strait of Bussesundet and the mainland to the west
  • Buildings and smaller houses in the camp area along Festningsgata and in the urban settlement on the western part of Vardøya, including:
    • The Queen's Gate, originally erected for a royal visit in 1907
    • Statue of Haakon VII of Norway, who sat on the throne from 1905 to 1957, created by the Norwegian artist Ørnulf Bast (1907–1974). The "King's Monument was unveiled in 1964. The memorial is named "Vardø Watch against the East."
    • Vardø Coastal Radio
    • Stegelneset Chapel and Cemetery
  • Fortification walls and grass-covered fortress ramparts with cannon emplacements (cannon barrels on carriages, mounts):
    • Salute Battery and more.
    • Flagpole
  • Buildings within the fortress walls:
    • The Barracks ("The Slavery") built 1745
    • The Tower Building with a bow-shaped main entrance
    • "Corps de Guarde" built 1738
    • The Commandant's Residence built in 1737
etc.
  • Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in the town of Vardø in Troms og 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 around 1307 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: Fortegnet (forvridd og sammenpresset) panoramafoto tatt sist i juli 2023 på Vardøhus festning like i utkanten av Vardø by i Finnmark.
  • Landskap og omgivelser:
    • Flatt kystlandskap med grønt gress og annen lav vegetasjon, men uten trær.
    • Tåke og dis fra havet over Vardøya skjuler Bussesundet og fastlandet i vest
  • Bygninger og mindre hus på leirområdet langs Festningsgata og i bybebyggelsen på den vestre delen av Vardøya, blant annet:
    • Dronningporten som opprinnelig ble reist til kongelig besøk i 1907
    • «Kongemonumetet» utenfor festningen, med varde og statue av kong Haakon VII som satt på tronen fra 1905 til 1957. Skulpturen er laget av Ørnulf Bast (1907–1974), ble avduket i 1964 og døpt «Vardøvakt mot øst».
    • Vardø Radio
    • Stegelneset kappel og kirkegård
  • Murer og gresskledte festningsvoller med vollkanoner (kanonrør på affutasje, understell):
    • Saluttbatteri med mer
    • Flaggstang
  • Hus innenfor festningsmurene:
    • Barakken («Slaveriet») fra 1745
    • Tårnbygningen med bueformet hovedinngang
    • «Corps de Guarde» fra 1738
    • Kommandantboligen («Amtmannens Hus», bygd 1737)

Vardøhus festning på Vestøy-delen av Vardøya i Øst-Finnmark er Norges østligste og verdens nordligste festning. Den stod ferdig omkring 1307 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.

Se lokalhistoriewiki.no: Vardøhus festning (kulturminneløype) og Riksantikvarens fredning av Vardøhus med omgivelser

Sjekk også bilder, kart og grundig beskrivelse i Hans-Henrik Egede-Nissens Verneplan Vardøhus festning utgitt av Forsvarsbygg i 2006 og G.I. Willochs Vardøhus festning 650 år : jubileumsskrift utgitt av Generalinspektøren for Kystvernartilleriet i 1960.

This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number:
109883
in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.

Norway

The Norwegian Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works Act, in section 31 says that works of art and photographic works may be depicted when they are permanently mounted or located in or near a public place or a publicly accessible passage through some place. However, this does not apply when the work is clearly the main subject and the reproduction is exploited commercially. The same section says buildings may be freely depicted.

Since Commons requires that all images be free for commercial use, buildings are the only copyrighted works in Norway for which the FOP exception applies for Commons.

See COM:CRT/Norway#Freedom of panorama for more information.

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