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Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner. Bygdøy has five museums, which are the Kon-Tiki Museum, which houses exhibits from the expeditions of Thor Heyerdahl; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (''Norsk Folkemuseum''); the Viking Ship Museum; the Norwegian Maritime Museum and the ship ''Fram'', used by Roald Amundsen. Bygdøy Royal Estate, the official summer residence of the King of Norway and Oscarshall Castle are also located here. Bygdøy has parks and forests, and beaches including the Huk ordinary and nudist beach. In 1885 there were only 111 houses at Bygdøy, but today most of the huge gardens have been and are being split into smaller patches of land, making Bygdøy largely a residential zone while retaining a profile of upscale demographics. However, large parts of the area such as The King's Forest and the Bygdøy Royal Estate are protected from development. In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a memorial for the victims of the catastrophe was initiated by the Norwegian government. The memorial is located on the western shore of Bygdøy and was officially unveiled by HM King Harald V on 19 October 2007.〔''Memorial'' (Laila Haugan, editor. Public Art Norway: 2008)〕 ==Etymology== The name is from Norse times (''Bygðey''). The first element is ''bygð'' 'built district' (= area with houses and population) - in Norse times this was the only inhabited island in the inner part of Oslofjord. The last element is ''ey'' 'island'. (Bygdøy was originally an island, but it became a peninsula because of post-glacial rebound.) The island belonged to the Cistercian monastery at Hovedøya, but it was confiscated by the Crown in 1532. The name was then changed to "Ladegaardsøen". The first element in this new name was ''ladegård'' m 'farm to give a manor (here Akershus fortress) income'. The last element ''-øen'' is the Danish finite form of ''ø'' 'island'. The old name was revived in 1877. It was first spelled "Bygdø", but from 1918 officially spelled "Bygdøy". However, the name Bygdø is preferred by many of its inhabitants and other West End inhabitants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bygdøy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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