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Old photos of Bergen

19 photographs of Bergen, from 1883 to 2022 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 19 photographs of Bergen on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1883 to 2022. 4 of them were taken before 1980; the other 15 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.4 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.19 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Bergen through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Bergen Bryggen, Bergen — photos through time
Bergen Bryggen 3 photos · 2007–2015
Bergen, Norway, Bergen — photos through time
Bergen, Norway 2 photos · 2015–2016
Bergen sunset, Bergen — photos through time
Bergen sunset 2 photos · 2010
Bergen, Torvet med Fløifjeldet, Bergen — photos through time
Bergen, Torvet med Fløifjeldet 2 photos · 1885–2022

Stories from Bergen

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Den gamle jernbanestasjonen, Christies gate i Bergen ca 1883 - Rettighetshaver til fotoet er Spesialsamlingene til Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen. Fotograf Knud Knudsen 01, Bergen, 1883
Den gamle jernbanestasjonen, Christies gate i Bergen ca 1883 - Rettighetshaver til fotoet er Spesialsamlingene til Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen. Fotograf Knud Knudsen 01 1883 The old railway station on Christies gate in Bergen, Norway, photographed around 1883 by Knud Knudsen, one of Norway's most prolific nineteenth-century photographers, whose extensive archive documents the country's towns…
Bergen, Torvet med Fløifjeldet, Bergen, 1885
Bergen, Torvet med Fløifjeldet 1885 Bergen's market square, Torvet, is pictured in 1885 with Fløyen, the mountain overlooking the city, rising behind it, a viewpoint that has changed relatively little in outline over the following century.
Bergensbanen BergenGamleStasjon (cropped), Bergen, 1904
Bergensbanen BergenGamleStasjon (cropped) 1904 The old Bergen railway station near kilometer marker 492 of the Bergen Line appears in this 1904 photograph, taken while the route connecting Bergen to Oslo was still under construction; it would not fully open until…
Bergen sunset, Bergen, 2010
Bergen sunset 2010 A sunset over Bergen, Norway, photographed in 2010, with the coastal city's harbor and surrounding hills silhouetted against the evening sky. Bergen is Norway's second-largest city and a historic center of trade along…
Sunset over Bergen, Bergen, 2010
Sunset over Bergen 2010 The sky colors over Bergen, Norway, in this 2010 sunset photograph, taken above the historic harbor city on the country's western coast. Bergen grew as a hub of medieval Hanseatic trade centered on its wharf.
Torgalmenningen (103815), Bergen, 2015
Torgalmenningen (103815) 2015 Torgalmenningen, the broad pedestrian boulevard running through central Bergen, Norway, photographed in 2015. It has served as one of the city's main gathering spaces since being rebuilt after the 1916 fire.
Bergen, Norway, Bergen, 2016
Bergen, Norway 2016 A 2016 view of Bergen, the historic Norwegian port city on the country's western coast. Bergen's old wharf district, Bryggen, with its rows of wooden merchant houses dating to the Hanseatic period, is a UNESCO World…
Norway, Bergen, 2022
Norway 2022 Bergen, on Norway's southwestern coast, was long a key trading post of the medieval Hanseatic League and remains known for its colorful wharf district, Bryggen. This photograph was taken on 4 August 2022.
1880s · 2 photos
1890s · 1 photo
1900s · 1 photo
2000s · 3 photos
2010s · 10 photos
2020s · 2 photos