Magic lantern slide circa 1900.Victorian. Alesund Harbour. ??…lesund (Norwegian pronunciation: [??????l?s?n] (About this sound listen)) is a town and municipality in M????re og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnm????re, and the center of the ??…lesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. The town of ??…lesund is the administrative centre of ??…lesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnm????re district.