Oslo norway city hall. It was the area where prostitutes used to sell their services in the victorian times. The oslo city hall is a very nice building not only from outside but also from inside. Inaugurated in 1950 oslo city hall is the citys administrative body and the seat of the city council. Select an option below to see step by step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner.
Weddings are also held there. Visitors and dignitaries who come to the oslo city hall enter through these enormous elaborately decorated doors. The oslo city hall was probably the most interesting attraction we visited in oslo other than the shopping district near stortinget. The city hall houses the city council city administration and art galleries.
It is free to go inside but you should check the opening hours. Otherwise id skip it. Mayor hieronymus heyerdahl launched the fundraising campaign for a new oslo city hall in 1914 but the foundation stone wouldnt be laid until 1931. There are 7 ways to get from oslo airport osl to oslo city hall by train bus taxi car towncar or shuttle.
Carillon concerts on the first wednesday of every month at 1 pm. Pre booked tours for groups of up to 30 persons are available all year. There were many of them there as it was very hard to find a job for a poor woman back then. The building has been decorated by great norwegian art from 1900 1950 with motifs from norwegian history culture and working life.
The sculptures of oslo city hall. There are many nice paintings inside. The city hall is the seat of government for oslo norway and also an important center for civic and ceremonial events such as the nobel peace prize awards ceremony. Oslo city hall norwegian.
Oslo city hall is located on pipervika in central oslo close to many of the citys other important landmarks including the royal palace karl johans gate the oslo cathedral nobel peace center and the ibsen museum. Inaugurated in 1950 oslo city hall is the citys administrative body and the seat of the city council. Pipervika a neighborhood in the borough sentrum in oslo where now oslo city hall is located.