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Art in the open in Norway

Architects are highlighting beauty spots across Norway with a series of stunning installations, from viewing platforms to picnic areas
  
  


Outdoor art in Norway: Platform over the Aurland fjord, Norway
At Stegastein in south-central Norway architects Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen have created a platform over the Aurland fjord Photograph: Knut Bry/Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: Platform over the Aurland fjord, Norway
Visitors can walk out on to the platform to experience breathtaking views of the landscape Photograph: Todd Saunders/Tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: Platform over the Aurland fjord, Norway
The wooden platform seems to plunge into the fjord below Photograph: Todd Saunders/Tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: The Gudbrandsjuvet platform in northwest Norway
The Gudbrandsjuvet platform is in a remote valley in northwest Norway Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Outdoor art in Norway: The Gudbrandsjuvet platform in northwest Norway
The metallic Gudbrandsjuvet platform snakes into the trees Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Outdoor art in Norway: The Gudbrandsjuvet platform in northwest Norway
The aim is to use architecture to enhance and encourage people to interact with the natural surroundings Photograph: JSA Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor
Outdoor art in Norway: A yellow rest house for cyclists in the Lofoten, Norway
A bright yellow rest house for cyclists in the Lofoten Islands, Norway Photograph: Vegar Moen/Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: A yellow rest house for cyclists in the Lofoten, Norway
Like many of the eye-catching designs it stands out from the landscape, inviting passers by to take a closer look Photograph: Steinar Skaar/Gisle Løkken/70° Nord/Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: Minimalist stopes lead to the sea on the Helgeland coast in northern Norway
Minimalist steps lead to the sea on the Helgeland coast in northern Norway Photograph: Gösta Reiland
Outdoor art in Norway: A picnic spot in the Lofoten archipelago, Norway
Visitors stop and enjoy the view at this picnic spot in Norway's Lofoten archipelago Photograph: Steinar Skaar/Turistvegprosjektet
Outdoor art in Norway: A picnic spot in the Lofoten archipelago, Norway
Here the picnic tables are made up of natural slabs of stone, again on the Lofoten archipelago Photograph: Dahlmann, Steinar Skaar, Turistvegprosjektet
 

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