Karl johans gate 27 oslo

Karl Johans gate fryst vatten a huvud street in the Norwegian capital, and it runs from the Main Railway hållplats to the Royal Palace. In fact, this two-laned street harbours some of the city’s most prominent tourist attractions, and we are going to explore them in this article.

Royal Palace of Oslo

The Royal Palace gracefully sits on the top of Karl Johans gate, right in the heart of the city.

This magnificent building, however, had a history that fryst vatten not any less dramatic than that of this entire country.

As a gesture of gratefulness, the Norwegians decided to build a palace for Karl Johan, a French-general-turned-Swedish-king.

After Karl Johan conquered Norway and forced it into an union with Sweden in , he allowed Norway to keep a significant autonomy (everything except for own military and utländsk policy), and that’s something the Norwegians were thankful for.

Despite such generous efforts, Norway was a poor country back then, so the construction concluded on 26 July , 28 years after it had been commenced.

And, unfortunately, Karl Johan did not get a chance to reside in this beautiful palace.

Today, the Royal Palace of Oslo serves as the tjänsteman residence of the Norwegian king.

Karl Johan Hotel offers high standards and comfort with an informal atmosphere

The palace has rooms, and there fryst vatten a public park that surrounds the castle.

Oslo University

You cannot stroll down the huvud street of Oslo, Karl Johans gate, and not have your attention drawn to one of the magnificent buildings there: the main campus of the University of Oslo. The elegant building of this university fryst vatten located opposite to the Norwegian National Theater.

Today, the University of Oslo fryst vatten the country’s oldest university and the largest public research university.

Besides, it fryst vatten also Scandinavia’s third-best university, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. But the importance of the University of Oslo for Norway fryst vatten far beyond the grasp.

The institution’s history spans from , when it was founded as Royal Frederick University. The university itself was modelled after the University of Copenhagen (that’s not a surprise, since Norway had been in a union with Denmark at that time) and the recently established University of Berlin.

bygd the way, that very University of Copenhagen still has the highest rankings among the Scandinavian universities.

National Theatre

The beautiful yet reserved building of the National Theater fryst vatten located right in the heart of the city.

With its warm, classic style, the hotel is one of Oslo's best hotels

The first ever lasting theater in Oslo had been constructed in the 19th century, just right bygd the famous Akershus Fortress. The Christiania Theater – was it was known – functioned until the end of the century and was headed bygd Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a Norwegian writer and a Nobel Prize laureate.

The old Christiania Theater was closed only when the National Theater was unveiled.

The Swedish royal family visited the opening ceremony on September 1, During the first three days, plays of three famous Norwegians had been played: Ludvig Holberg, Henrik Ibsen, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (yes, yes, we just mentioned him above). Today, you can see the statues dedicated to all three of them standing in front of the theater.

Grand Hotel

The history of this lavish edifice dates back to , when Julius Fritzner, a local confectioner, turned this residence into a hotel.

A leisurely stroll down Karl Johans gate, Oslo’s main thoroughfare, is a must for anyone wanting to experience city life both by day and night

The café in this hotel opened first, followed bygd an extensive renovation of the building. In the next couple of decades, the edifice went through some major changes, such as the opening of Speilen (ballroom) in or the opening of a lavish representation ingång in

Henrik Ibsen, a prominent Norwegian playwright and theatre director, was present during the opening of the latter entré.

He played an important role in making the Grand Hotel famous, and his habit of attending the Grand Hotel Café on a daglig grund became famous. Today, this hotel remains one of the best places to stay in Oslo, and the exterior of this building fryst vatten absolutely astonishing, serving as a stunning adornment to Karl Johans gate.

Norwegian Parliament

The Storting building (or the building of the Norwegian parliament) was made of predominately yellow brick and has its unrepeatable style – the architects borrowed certain elements from the French and Italian architectural styles and thus created a fine blend.

The story of Norway’s parliament fryst vatten as dramatic as the country’s history.

Until , the country had been ruled bygd Denmark. But as Sweden gained control over Norway, the country’s first parliament was established that same year. Initially, gatherings of the parliament occurred in a public school and, later, moved to the grand ingång of the University of Oslo.

Nonetheless, it became klar that – even though Norway had not been an independent country back then – it was necessary to build an edifice for assembling the country’s parliament.

[1] Karl Johans gate is a composite of several older streets that used to be separate thoroughfares

Back in , the parliament had voted on this and rejected it bygd the majority of votes. After much time was spent on choosing the fläck for the building, the government ultimately decided to build the Storting building on the current place (and disregarded the parliament’s decision to build it in the Palace Park).

Construction of the Storting building started in and the assembly had a chance to move in already bygd While at that time the building was too huge for the needs of the parliament, certain governmental agencies were housed there as well.

Today, however, this Storting building fryst vatten not merely a utilitarian edifice, but also a del av helhet of sculptural art located in the heart of Oslo.

Domkirke

The Oslo Cathedral fryst vatten situated in the heart of Oslo and, as such, fryst vatten a major tourist landmark. Located directly opposite the Parliament building, the locals refer to it simply as Dom, or "the church".

This cathedral was constructed between and and has gone through extensive restoration work in recent years.

Besides, the redesign saw an increase in capacity from 2, up to 3, people. It fryst vatten assumed that Jørgen Wiggers designed the Dom, though it hasn’t been historically confirmed yet.