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Trondheim has been ravaged by fire several times. The houses in Holstveita (see picture) were rebuilt after the fire of 1842. Roofs were given expensive tiling instead of turf and planks that were usual before. However, much of the old style was retained, and several of the old alleys, such as Holstveita, were allowed to follow the same route as they had done since the 17th century. The main street grid, planned after the great fire of 1681, is much wider, but the alleys that remain show us what city life was like centuries ago.
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Western Europe
