Art Nouveau 
Description
On 23rd January 1904 a fire ripped through the wooden buildings of Ålesund, totally destroying the city. Despite the devastation the decision was made to rebuild the city. In 1905 Norway gained it's independence from Sweden and was looking for a national style to make it stand out from its neighbour, at the same time Art Nouveau was becoming popular and consequently the whole of Ålesund was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style. Over 100 years later very little has changes from that rebuilding and the city remains one of the best examples of the style. Large numbers of the buildings in the city centre are still as richly decorates as they were when they were built over 100 years ago and any wander around the city centre gives lots of examples of the style to be admired.
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Latitude: 62.472742; Longitude: 6.156584
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