Guidebook for Oslo

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Guidebook for Oslo

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This 33,000 square meters department store has over 500 Norwegian and international brands spread out over 7 floors.
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Steen & Strom Department Store
8 Nedre Slottsgate
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This 33,000 square meters department store has over 500 Norwegian and international brands spread out over 7 floors.

Arts & Culture

Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo, Norway. It is a popular meeting place for shopping, dining, and entertainment. As many as 12 million visitors a year make Aker Brygge Norway's biggest destination.
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Aker Brygge
2 Bryggegata
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Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo, Norway. It is a popular meeting place for shopping, dining, and entertainment. As many as 12 million visitors a year make Aker Brygge Norway's biggest destination.
This is a privately owned Contemporary Art gallery in Oslo. The collection's main focus is the American appropriation artists from the 1980s, but also developing towards the international art scene.
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Astrup Fearnley Museet
2 Strandpromenaden
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This is a privately owned Contemporary Art gallery in Oslo. The collection's main focus is the American appropriation artists from the 1980s, but also developing towards the international art scene.
A must see in Norway! The roof of the opera house angles to ground level creating a large plaza inviting pedestrians to walk up and enjoy the panoramic views of Oslo.
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Opernhaus Oslo
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A must see in Norway! The roof of the opera house angles to ground level creating a large plaza inviting pedestrians to walk up and enjoy the panoramic views of Oslo.
The museum contains some 5,000 works by Norwegian and international artists from the years since 1945. The collection covers a broad spectrum of genres and media.
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Museum of Contemporary Art
4 Bankplassen
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The museum contains some 5,000 works by Norwegian and international artists from the years since 1945. The collection covers a broad spectrum of genres and media.

Sightseeing

Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. It has also been used as a prison.
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Festung Akershus
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Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. It has also been used as a prison.
Its characteristic architecture, artworks and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held on 10 December, makes it one of Oslo's most famous buildings.
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Rathaus Oslo
1 Rådhusplassen
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Its characteristic architecture, artworks and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held on 10 December, makes it one of Oslo's most famous buildings.
Oslo's restored 1697 cathedral at Stortorvet (the marketplace) contains works by 20th-century Norwegian artists. For a great panoramic view of Oslo, go to the nightwatchman's room in the steeple!
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Osloer Dom
11 Karl Johans gate
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Oslo's restored 1697 cathedral at Stortorvet (the marketplace) contains works by 20th-century Norwegian artists. For a great panoramic view of Oslo, go to the nightwatchman's room in the steeple!
The park surrounding the Royal Palace (Slottet) is open to the public year-round. The changing of the guard, albeit a weak imitation of the changing of the guard at London's Buckingham Palace, takes p
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Slottsparken station
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The park surrounding the Royal Palace (Slottet) is open to the public year-round. The changing of the guard, albeit a weak imitation of the changing of the guard at London's Buckingham Palace, takes p
One of Oslo's best-kept secrets is found in the vast open-air sculpture park at Frogner, showcasing the life work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, who also designed the Nobel Prize medals.
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Vigelandsanlegget
32 Nobels gate
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One of Oslo's best-kept secrets is found in the vast open-air sculpture park at Frogner, showcasing the life work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, who also designed the Nobel Prize medals.
This yellow-brick building, our favorite parliament building in Europe, sounds a grace note amidst the urban landscape.
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Norwegian Parliament
22 Karl Johans gate
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This yellow-brick building, our favorite parliament building in Europe, sounds a grace note amidst the urban landscape.
Housed in a handsome, former railway station built in 1862, the peace center was opened in 2005 by HRH King Harald of Norway and hosts changing exhibitions aimed at promoting peace and democracy.
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Nobel-Friedenszentrum
1 Brynjulf Bulls plass
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Housed in a handsome, former railway station built in 1862, the peace center was opened in 2005 by HRH King Harald of Norway and hosts changing exhibitions aimed at promoting peace and democracy.
Built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of King Charles III, who also reigned as king of Sweden.
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Königliches Schloss Oslo
1 Slottsplassen
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Built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of King Charles III, who also reigned as king of Sweden.
In Norwegian popular culture, Frogner occupies a similar position as London's Knightsbridge, and has the highest real estate prices in the entire country.
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Frogner
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In Norwegian popular culture, Frogner occupies a similar position as London's Knightsbridge, and has the highest real estate prices in the entire country.
Immerse yourself in modern building architecture!
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Barcode Project
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Immerse yourself in modern building architecture!

Shopping

Lots of shops and boutiques inside!
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Glasmagasinet Stortorvet
9 Stortorvet
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Lots of shops and boutiques inside!

Food Scene

A cozy restaurant in a former post office.
Posthallen Restaurant
8 Prinsens gate
A cozy restaurant in a former post office.
French-style brasserie by Parliament which offers small dishes, brunch and concepts like Afternoon Tea and Beer Table. The restaurant is decorated with Norway's largest collection of country store mem
Christiania
19 Nedre Vollgate
French-style brasserie by Parliament which offers small dishes, brunch and concepts like Afternoon Tea and Beer Table. The restaurant is decorated with Norway's largest collection of country store mem

Neighbourhoods

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Sentrum
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