{{Short description|Style of design and architecture in Norway}} '''Dragestil''' ({{lit|Dragon Style}}) is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910.<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1914472.html Dragestilen som nasjonalsymbol]</ref> It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism.
==History== The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style were the Viking and medieval art and architecture of Scandinavia. It had roots in the preservation of stave churches and the recent excavation of historic relics such as the Tune, Gokstad and Oseberg ships.<ref>[http://www.byggenytt.no/hovedstad/art_04/glott4.htm ''Huggenstensarkitektur og Dragestil'' (Brytningstid innen arkitekturen før og etter 1900 ved to av retningene)]</ref>
It often featured Norse motifs, such as serpents and dragons, hence its popular appellation. Important proponents in the modern era included Norwegian architects Holm Hansen Munthe and Balthazar Lange.<ref>[http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/munthe.holm.html ''Arkitekter: Holm Hansen Munthe (1848–1898)'' ]</ref><ref>[http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/lange.balthazar.html ''Arkitekter:Balthazar Conrad Lange (1854–1937)'' ]</ref>
In Germany, the {{interlanguage link|Kongsnæs' Sailors Station|de|Matrosenstation Kongsnæs}} in Potsdam and the Rominten Hunting Lodge were erected for Kaiser Wilhelm II.{{cn|date=November 2021}}
==Characteristic features== * Exposed timber walls, often tarred on the exterior with varnished interiors * Decoration in the form of dragon heads * Often steep roofs and big eaves
== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed" heights="135"> Villabalderslund.jpg|Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907) NOR-2016-Oslo-Frognerseteren restaurant.jpg|Frognerseteren restaurant in Oslo (erected 1890–1891) Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica.jpg|Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo (1894) Dalen Hotell IMG 4773.jpg|Dalen Hotel in Kviteseid Municipality Stationshuset boden.jpg|Boden Central Station Gravdal-Buksnes-Stabkirche-16-2019-gje cropped.jpg|Buksnes Church in Vestvågøy Municipality, Norway Potsdam Matrosenstation-Empfangsgebäude 20220902 164749.jpg|Matrosenstation Kongsnaes in Potsdam AK08292a.jpg|Rominten church and hunting lodge Wooden House - panoramio (1).jpg|Former Rominten hunting lodge transferred to Kaliningrad's Central Park Sopot, zespół urbanistyczny miasta. Foto Barbara Maliszewska.jpg|Southern baths (''Łazienki Południowe'') in Sopot Красноармейская_68_2.JPG|"The House with dragons" in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}} {{commonscat|Dragestil of Norway}}
==Other sources== * {{Cite book |last=Tschudi-Madsen |first=Stephan |title=Veien hjem, Norsk arkitektur 1870–1914 |publisher=Norges kunsthistorie |year=1981 |isbn=82-05-12269-5 |location=Oslo |language=no}} * {{Cite book |last=Tschudi-Madsen |first=Stephan |title=Dragestilen |publisher=Honnør til en hånet stil |year=1993 |isbn=82-03-22009-6 |location=Oslo |language=no}} * {{Cite book |last=Tschudi-Madsen |first=Stephan |title=Vandringer på en utstilling og i en jaktvilla |publisher=Honnør til en hånet stil |year=1993 |isbn=82-03-22009-6 |location=Oslo |language=no}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102081851/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_ostlandssendingen/kultur_nrk_ostlandssendingen/4548045.html Dragestil på St. Hanshaugen]
{{Revivals}}
Category:Revival architectural styles Category:Architecture in Norway Category:National Romantic architecture in Norway Category:Art Nouveau architecture