Monuments to visit Trøndelag

This tower built by the Post and Telecommunications is 120 m high. An elevator takes you up to the terrace where you have a breathtaking panoramic view of Trondheim and the surrounding area. It includes the Egon Rotating Restaurant, which is 74 m high. It is one of the most visited attractions in Trondheim.

Almost opposite the cathedral, the royal residence in Trondheim is the largest wooden palace in Scandinavia. The building was constructed in 1778, in a style halfway between rococo and classicism. Most of the furniture in the palace today is in the Biedermeier style, but there is Hepplewhite furniture in the Chinese cabinet and Gustavian furniture in the Red Room. It is the official residence of the King and Queen when they are in Trondheim.

The Archbishop's Palace, the symbol of the city, is located just behind the cathedral. It was the residence of the pontiffs until the Reformation, when Norway became Lutheran. From 1556 onwards and for about 100 years, the palace housed the Danish overlords before being taken over by the army. At the end of Bispegata Street, which runs in front of the cathedral, is Gamle Bybro, the old drawbridge with its ornate, red-painted porticoes.

Bårdshaug Manor was built in 1900 for the minister Christian Thams. An architect by training, he worked as a director for the Orkla mines and was also consul in Belgium and president of several companies in Africa and Europe. Christian Thams established Norway's first electric railway, the Thamsbanen.

The Bårdshaug Herregård consists of the manor house, which is built in the Empire style in wood, two railway buildings, and a building furnished with antiques.

Austrått has existed since the Renaissance. Its history is partly told in Ibsen's play Lady Inger of Austrått, which paints a powerful picture of the 16th-century mistress of Austrått. In the 17th century, the Danish governor Ove Bjelke had the medieval building razed to the ground and replaced it with the present castle dating from 1656. Austrått then became a defensive place, rearmed in an increasingly modern way for each era. Closed in 1968, it was renovated in 1990 and opened to visitors. Cafeteria and walking paths.