Pyramiden
Description
Billefjorden, Svalbard
The mining town of Pyramiden is located on flat terrain in a spacious plain between the mountains. It takes its name from the pyramid-shaped mountain situated behind the settlement.
Year of construction
1950-1990
Client
Trust Arktikugol
Building Type
mining town, settlement
Construction System / Materials
woodwork, concrete, brick
Literature
Bjerck, Hein B. og Bjørnar Olsen: Persistent Memories: Pyramiden - a Soviet Mining Town in the High Arctic. Foto av Elin Andreassen, Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim 2010.
Fløgstad, Kjartan: Pyramiden - portrett av ein forlaten utopi. Foto av Siri Hermansen. Spartacus, Oslo 2007.Map
