
Photo: Kunstnernes Hus, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
This 1931 building includes gallery and cafe. A prominent example of functionalism in Norway at the transition from neoclassicism.
Kunstnernes Hus is an art gallery in Oslo, Norway. It is Norway's largest gallery under the direction of artists, and has served as a major center for exhibits of Norwegian and international contemporary art. It is also a prominent example of Functionalist architecture situated in Wergelandsveien 17, across the Royal palace park.
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Athletics and speed skating arena
is one of the best known sports facilities in Oslo. Houses the annual athletics ExxonMobil Bislett Games.
Vår frelsers gravlund
Graves of Edvard Munch and Henrik Ibsen, and a large number of reputed Norwegians. Several statues, including one by Gustav Vigeland. Gamle Aker Church (the oldest building in Oslo) stands in the northern corner of the graveyard. The graveyard is pretty park and within easy walk the very centre at Karl Johans gate/Akersgata.
The Roman Catholic main cathedral in Norway. Seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Oslo
the first Norwegian Roman Catholic cathedral (from 1856) which was built after the Protestant Reformation. The cathedral has church services and masses in Norwegian and several other languages, including English, Spanish and Polish.
Trinity church
The largest church in Oslo. A monumental building in neo-Gothic style, constructed in red brick. The nave is octagonal with a Greek cross superimposed. The church is centrally located next to the Ministry offices and Oslo public library.
bus 37 to St.Hanshaugen
A delightful public park on the highest hill in central Oslo. Great view of the city and surroundings. 1000 meters easy walk from Karl Johan street along Akersgata-Ullevålsveien past Vår Frelsers Gravlund (cemetery). The park has also given name to this popular neighborhood and to the larger administrative district (borough) that includes major parts of central Oslo.
Swedish church in Oslo
The Margareta Church in Oslo belongs the Lutheran Church of Sweden. The building sits on the small Hammersborg hilltop next to Deichmanske (public library), Trinity Church, St Olavs catholic church. Ministry buildings are next door across street. St. Edmund's Church (anglican) is nearby down the hill.