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Fossli Hotel
Fossli Hotel is a hotel situated at Vøringsfossen on top of Måbødalen, in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. Fossli Hotel is situated just off Rv7 on top of the mountain, overlooking the Måbødalen valley and the Vøringfossen waterfall. The hotel owns a Zimmermann piano where Edvard Grieg composed his ''Norwegian Folk Songs,'' Opus 66, in 1896. It welcomed its first guests in 1887 and was finally completed in 1891. History Ola L. Garen (1857–1915) got the idea to build the hotel in the 1880s. At that time there was only a walking track to the top of Vøringsfossen. English tourists had previously suggested that a hotel would become a world attraction. However to make these plans come true, Garen had to have a better way to transport the building materials so that the horses might climb up the Måbødalen. A new road was built and named ''Tømmerløypet.'' Fossli Hotel was designed by architect Fredrik Konow Lund (1889-1970) in Art Nouvea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyric Pieces
''Lyric Pieces'' ( no, Lyriske stykker) is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 ( Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The collection includes several of his best known pieces, such as ''Wedding Day at Troldhaugen'' (''Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen''), ''To Spring'' (''Til våren''), ''March of the Trolls'' (''Trolltog''), and ''Butterfly'' (''Sommerfugl''). The theme of the first piece in the set, ''Arietta'', was one of the composer's favorite melodies. He used it to complete the cycle in his last lyric piece, ''Remembrances'' (''Efterklang'') — this time as a waltz. The first complete recording of the ''Lyric Pieces'' was recorded and released in the Soviet Union by Alexander Goldenweiser in the 1950s. In 2002, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes recorded a CD with 24 of the lyric pieces on Grieg's own 1892 Steinway grand piano at Troldhaugen, the composer's residence. Among other notable pianists to have m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Buildings Completed In 1891
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotels Established In 1887
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
