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The Wharves and the Old Town Bridge.
Photo: Arne Aasheim |
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The oldest of the wharves along the River Nidelva date back to the 18th century; nevertheless, they still give the impression of the waterfront as it was long before then. The wharves remind us of the importance of Trondheim as a merchant city.
Once again our neighbours to the east, the Swedes, were here on one of their less than friendly visits, back in 1658, and many of the wharves were damaged.
But the people of Trondheim have always seen the special quality of the wharves, so they are still proudly standing today, having not only survived the Swedes, but also plans in the 1930s to tear them down and replace them with modern blocks in the functionalist style. Saner heads prevailed so that these special buildings still grace Trondheim along the Nid river (Bakklandet and Kjøpmannsgata) and along Fjordgata and Sandgata.
On the seafront, towards the canal, many of the wharves were built more recently, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Housing shops, offices, restaurants and cafes, they still hold a special charm.
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