Ålesund

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The center of the town of Ålesund was completely rebuilt after a catastrophic fire in 1904, in Art Nouveau style. (Catastrophic fires are a running theme in the history of Norwegian cities.) One street is named after Kaiser Wilhelm (!), a major benefactor of the town after the fire. We had only a short time there because we had a ferry to catch.

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[heliopausa]

:D I like the manhole cover the most.

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Me too. It's the most characteristically Art Nouveau, I think. I love the typeface, too.