Kristiansand Cathedral School
Illustration — Kristiansand katedralskole Gimle • Illustration — The school building raised in 1737 (after the original school burned down in 1734), rebuilt in 1805/06, and with a second floor added in 1853/54. • Illustration — Historic book collection at Kristiansand Cathedral School Kristiansand Cathedral School (Kristiansand katedralskole Gimle), known in Latin as Schola Christiansandensis, is a high school in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway. It is the oldest high school on the southern coast of Norway, having been founded in 1686. Originally, the school was located near the cathedral in the center of the town of Kristiansand.
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Illustration — Kristiansand katedralskole Gimle • Illustration — The school building raised in 1737 (after the original school burned down in 1734), rebuilt in 1805/06, and with a second floor added in 1853/54. • Illustration — Historic book collection at Kristiansand Cathedral School Kristiansand Cathedral School (Kristiansand katedralskole Gimle), known in Latin as Schola Christiansandensis, is a high school in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway. It is the oldest high school on the southern coast of Norway, having been founded in 1686. Originally, the school was located near the cathedral in the center of the town of Kristiansand.
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