Hamar Cathedral
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The Hamar cathedral ruins are a part of the Hedmark museum (Hedmarksmuseet), which lies in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway. The ruins are what remains of the old Hamar cathedral, upon which construction began in 1152, and which was completed in 1200. The cathedral was originally built in Romanesque architecture and later converted to Gothic architecture. The distinctive arches in the cathedral ruins are covered in one of the most ambitious construction projects of its kind undertaken by the Norwegian government.
The catherdral was destroyed in 1567 by Swedish forces during the Seven Year War.
