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A museum, art gallery and concert hall located in the former stables of the Royal Palace in Oslo. Varying exhibitions where most of the items are from the Norwegian Royal Collections.
The Queen Sonja Art Stable is a museum, art gallery and concert hall located in the former stables of the Royal Palace in Oslo.
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Palace Park
Surrounds the Royal Palace (see above) at the top of Karl Johan street. Oslo's most central park is a pleasant grass-covered area with majestic old trees. When you are in the park, don't miss Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Sculpture Park area, which contains sculptures made by children from all over Norway. Wide walkways crisscross the park. The Royal Guards have a small barrack in the park.
Slottet
The Palace is the residence and offices of the king, Norway's head of state. Council of State meetings are held there every Friday. When new members of cabinet have been appointed by the king they appear in the front of the palace for photo sessions and interivews. Building of the Palace began in 1824 and completed in 1849. The Palace sits on a small mount at the end of Oslo main street, Karl Johans gate, named after the king at the time. It was built outside the city in neoclassical style. Tours inside the palace are arranged in summertime, starting in June 21. The tickets for the tour must be bought in advance from a post office. If there are vacant spots in a tour, they sell the remaining tickets at the Palace to people waiting in line who don't already have tickets. Don't count on getting tickets on the spot unless you are quite ahead in the line since a lot of people buy them at the post offices. There are about 2 tours in English on weekdays.
Konserthuset
One of the main venues for classical and contemporary music in Oslo. The concert hall is home of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, a world-class symphony orchestra. The building is modern with a modest exterior.
Norway's oldest and most famous scene for revues and entertainment, established in 1912. Rarely performances in English.
Nationaltheatret
One of Norway's main theaters for performance of dramatic arts. The building is monumental and there are statues of several well-known Norwegian playwriters by the main entrance.
The original campus and buildings of the university, completed around 1850. The buildings houses only the Faculty of Law; the rest of the university is situated at Blindern. There are occasional concerts in the magnificent Universitetets Aula, housing 11 of Edvard Munch's pictures covering more than 200 m² of wall. The room is only occasionally open to public, but is one of the most magnificent rooms in all of Norway. Along with a number of other key buildings around Karl Johan, these old university buildings were erected in what was then the young capital of Norway. These downtown buildings are surrounded by a pleasant park - the University garden. The Faculty of Law also used to serve as the venue for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize from 1947 to 1989.