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Lysøen is an island in Bjørnafjorden in Vestland county, Norway. Lysøen is also the site of Villa Lysøen (Ole Bulls villa på Lysøen), the home of Norwegian violin-virtuoso and composer Ole Bull until his death in 1880.[1]

Ole Bull's Villa Lysøen
Ole Bull's Villa Lysøen
Villa Lysøen entrance stairs
Villa Lysøen entrance stairs

Villa Lysøen


The island was originally the site of a farm established around 1670. The island was bought by Ole Bull in 1872 who constructed the villa. Ole Bull drew the plans for the villa himself, under the supervision of renowned Norwegian architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe (1833–1901).[2] Ole Bull had a large villa built on the island, inspired by numerous architectural styles, including the Swiss chalet style and Moorish architecture. It has a tower formed as an onion dome, common in Russian architecture, and many wooden carvings.[3]

Ole Bull transformed his 175-acre (0.71 km2) island property into a fairy-tale kingdom by having romantic paths, ponds and gazebos made by planting exotic trees and bushes in the native pine forest. The island has 13 km of walkways and paths. His second wife Sara Chapman Thorp (1850–1911) accompanied him to their summer villa on Lysøen.

The highest point on the island, 76 meters above sea level, is the site of a lookout tower which was built in 1903 by Ole Bull's American descendants. In 1974, Bull's granddaughter Sylvea Bull Curtis of Connecticut donated the island to the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. Lysøen granted status as a museum in 1984 and has since been open to the public. Guided tours are conducted from early May to August. The villa serves as a museum in the summer and is used for concerts during the annual Bergen International Festival.[4]


Interior of Villa



See also



References


  1. Lysoen Island and Ole Bull's Villa (Bergen Guide)
  2. Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe (Store norske leksikon)
  3. Lysøen (Store norske leksikon)
  4. Museet Lysøen (Lysøen i Lysefjorden) Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine

Other sources




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[de] Lysøen

Lysøen ist eine Insel in der Gemeinde Bjørnafjorden im Fylke Vestland in Norwegen. Sie ist von dem norwegischen Violinisten und Komponisten Ole Bull in der Zeit von 1872 bis zu seinem Tod im Jahre 1880 umgestaltet worden.
- [en] Lysøen

[fr] Lysøen

Lysøen est une île dans la kommune de Os, dans le Hordaland, Norvège. Lysøen est le site de la Villa Lysøen (Ole Bulls villa på Lysøen), la résidence du violoniste-virtuose et compositeur norvégien Ole Bull jusqu'à son décès en 1880[1].

[it] Lysøen

Lysøen è un'isola di 0,8 km² situata nella municipalità di Bjørnafjorden, Vestland, Norvegia. Sull'isola si trova la residenza estiva del virtuoso del violino Ole Bull, vissuto sull'isola fino alla morte avvenuta nel 1880.


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