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the laigest ‘Plads1 in tlie town, where the Theatre (IV. angle) and
the Picture Gallery (open on Mon., Wed., & Frid., 11-1; 20».)
of the Kunstforening (near the E. corner) are situated. The latter
chiefly contains modern works, including a number by Tidemand,
Ilodom, and Eekersbery. Among the older pictures are : Mary,
Princess of England, by Van Dyck; an Entombment, by T. Menys;
and the Inhabitants of Kiigen seeking to purchase their liberty from
the ilolsteiners, a drawing by Cardens (1779).
The Museum, a handsome building completed in 1865, on
the Sydnteshouy, a hill rising to the S. of Engen, contains several
valuable collections. It is reached either by following Oluf
Kyrre"s Cade, which passes on the left the laTge and handsome
building of the Arbeider-Forening (artizans’ club), and then
turning to the left into Christie’s Gade; or by the latter street, which
passes the Lille Lunyeyuurdsvand, the Railway Station (Pl. 1),
and the tastefully built Homan Catholic church (p. 74) on the left.
The Museum is open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, 11-1 o’clock; on Sundays, 11.30 to 1.30 and (in summer)
4-6: at other times admission 25 u. each person. On the
ground-floor is the Library (Tues.. Thurs., Sat., 11 — 1).
]u the entrance-hall, to the right, are two carved wooden
Church-portals from Sognedal, probably 16th cent., and several Runic monuments.
The Antiquarian Collection (good catalogue by Lorange, 50 ø), on the
ground-floor, consists chiefly of tankards, and carved cabinets, wardrobes, and
beds, including a handsome bedstead of the 17th cent., probably of Dutch
workmanship, and a curious writing-desk of the same period. — The
Ethnographical Collection comprises china, drinking-horns, guns, early
frescoes, well-preserved ecclesiastical vessels, fonts in soapstone, and a
fine altar-piece in carved oak with wings, probably Cologne workmanship
•of the beginning of the 16tli cent.; also implements of the flint and early
iron periods.
The Natural History Collection (first floor-, catalogue 25 ø.) comprises
an interesting and very complete set of specimens of Norwegian fish and
marine animals (several fine seals and walruses, curious sun-fish, etc.),
all of which are labelled with the Norwegian and the Latin names.
Behind the Museum is the *jSygaards Park, the piettily laid
out grounds of which command fine views.
Walks. One of the most interesting walks in the immediate
vicinity of the town is afforded by the *Fjeldvei, a new road
running along the side of the Fleifjeld, to the N.E. of the town,
and commanding an extensive view of the town and environs.
We may ascend to it from the Vitterlevs - Almenning, on the N.
side of the town, proceed towards the N. till we get a view of
Sandviken, and then return and follow the road to its S. extremity
(13;4 M.; * View of the Lungegaards Valid). We may then descend
to the small park of Forskjennelsen (PI. 12). — A more extensive
view is gained from the iron vane, or FLeien, at the top of the hill
(985 ft.), to which it has given its name.
Another interesting walk may he taken to the N. of the
Mariæ-kirke, passing to the E. of the Sverresborg, to Skudeviken. and
along the coast to Sandviken, with theStoremelle. We may return
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