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Polhøgda Cemetery

Lysaker, Bærum kommune, Akershus fylke, Norway

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Get directions Lysaker, Akershus fylke, Norway

Coordinates: 59.90526, 10.63488
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Polhogda was the private home of Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Fridtjof Nansen and his family. The construction of the mansion was finished in 1901. At the time of Nansen's death in 1930, burials in Norway were not allowed except in cemeteries. After a six-year-long bureaucratic halt, his ashes were buried on October 10, 1936 in the gardens surrounding his home, Polhøgda, instead of a cemetery. Following his death, Nansen's 3-story estate mansion was owned by his heirs before several other organizations including the University of Oslo, Norwegian Academy of Science, and Norwegian Geographical Society . Since 1958, Polhøgda has been the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, housing Nansen's professional papers, family portraits, acquired art, and gear used in his exploration. In the 21st century, the bedrooms of the mansion are now offices of the Nansen Institute, an organization focusing on arctic research and climate change issues.

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