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Sights & Activities
Drammen has several buildings of note, all of which are clustered in the old centre around
the main thoroughfare, Bragernes Torg: the historic Stock Exchange (Bragernes Torg) ,
which now houses a somewhat less historic McDonald's; the restored Rådhus (Engenes
1) , the town hall, which was a former courthouse and jail; the fire station (Bragernes
Torg) , now a bank; the lovely Drammen Theatre (Gamle Kirkeplass; events only) ,
built in 1870, burned down in 1993 and reopened in 1996; and the Gothic-style Bragernes
church (Bragernes Torg) , built in 1871.
Getting There & Away
Trains run to Oslo every 30 minutes (Nkr91, 37 minutes) and buses depart once or twice
every hour (Nkr60, 35 minutes).
Around Drammen
Another interesting excursion will take you to Åmot, where the Royal Blåfarveværk
( www.blaa.no ; 11am-6pm Jul-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr) was established by
King Christian VII in 1773 to extract cobalt for the production of blue pigments for the
glass and porcelain industries. There are a number of sights of interest within the com-
plex, including the cobalt works (adult/child Nkr75/free) , the manor house (adult/
child Nkr50/free) ,the cobalt mines (adult/child Nkr110/50) anda museum (adult/child
Nkr55/free) .
Various combinations of joint tickets are available.
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