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Hovedvakten

Hovedvakten is an office building in , , . Hovedvakten is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norway’s Resistance Museum and Michael von Sundts plass.

Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Norway's Resistance Museum also known as the Norwegian Home Front Museum is a museum located at the Akershus Fortress in . The museum collection focuses on Norwegian resistance during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945. is situated 140 metres northwest of Hovedvakten.

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sentrum and Kvadraturen.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, literally Centre, is the core of inside the first ring road, plus the area around the Royal Palace and Tjuvholmen island. This is the area around Oslo's main street, Karl Johan street, and the Akershus fortress overlooking the harbour and the great Oslo fjord.

Suburb
Photo: Elifir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Cnyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in central , . Since the 1980s and 1990s, it has been a popular area for shopping, dining, and entertainment, as well as a high-end residential area. It was previously an industrial area.

Hovedvakten

Latitude
59.90678° or 59° 54′ 24″ north
Longitude
10.73718° or 10° 44′ 14″ east
Levels
1
Height
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWP4P+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111833892
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
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