Europe, Norway, Bryggen, the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen.
n 1360 the Hansas, a German guild of merchants, set up one of their headquarters by the harbour on Bryggen. From here they were to dominate trade for the next 400 years, controlling import and export into and from Bergen. Bryggen has been Bergen’s nerve centre since the late Middle Ages. The colourful facades of its wooden warehouses and gables probably make up the most familiar image of Bergen in most visitors’ mind. There are also two museums on the site. Bryggens Museum, housed in a modern building erected over the remains of the first settlement at Bryggen, houses the extensive medieval finds excavated in the area. Bryggens Museum also hosts temporary art displays and themed exhibitions.
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