Voyage North - photo essay (16) approaching Tromsø

Tromsø lies north of the Arctic Circle and is known, variously, as 'the Paris of the North', the Arctic Capital, location of 'the world's most northerly . . . [almost anything!]'.

This next photo shows the famous Tromsø bridge and, on the other side, the striking building known as the Arctic Cathedral:

The glass pavilion in this photo is part of the Polaria Museum. The brightly coloured building adjacent is known as the Graffiti Building and is a refurbished cold store - now also part of the museum complex:

In the image below, to the left of the glass pavilion, is a striking modern white building (partly visible above through the glass), which looks (from the side) like piled-up slabs of ice. It is also part of the Polaria Museum:

Side view of the white building showing the slabs:

(not my photo)