Bakke Church (Trondheim) Bakke Church (Trondheim) Bakke Church () is a parish church in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Bakklandet area of the city of Trondheim, and the church serves the Bakklandet, Møllenberg, Rosenborg, and Nedre Elvehavn areas of Østbyen in Trondheim. It is the church for the Bakklandet parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, octagonal, wooden church was built in 1715 and it was designed by the architect Johan Christopher Hempel (died 1729). The church seats about 400 people. It is the oldest building in the
Port of Texas City In 1947, an explosion aboard the French-flagged S.S. Grandcamp, docked at Texas City, triggered fires and explosions throughout the port and the industrial complex. The resulting destruction is considered by many to be the worst industrial tragedy in the history of the United States. The fires caused more than five hundred deaths, more than four thousand injuries, and more than US$50 million in damage (US$ million in today's dollars). In spite of the destruction the city was able to rebuild quickly and the port soon re-opened. Port of Texas City The Port of Texas City is a major deepwater port