Lysoen and Ole Bull's Villa

This large and beautiful villa was built in 1873 for the Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, on Lisson Island in Bergen, Norway. The villa is inspired by several architectural styles, including Swiss chalet style and Moorish architecture. It has an onion-domed tower, common in Russian architecture, and many wood carvings. There are also 13 km of romantic trails and paths, ponds, gazebos and ponds, as there are exotic trees and shrubs in the original pine forest. The villa and all its contents were donated to the Norwegian Antiquity Preservation by his granddaughter, Dame Sylvea Bull Curtis.