Gamle rådhus

Gamle rådhus is a building with a long history in Oslo, Norway. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Norwegian capital. It was built as the first town hall in Christiania in 1641.

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Type: Retail building
Description: former town hall in Oslo
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nordic Bible Museum and Christiania Torv.

Nordic Bible Museum

Museum

Nordic Bible Museum

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The Nordic Bible Museum, located in Oslo, Norway, is the first Bible museum in the Nordic countries.

Christiania Torv

Square

Christiania Torv

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Christiania Torv is a square.

Oslo City Hall

Town hall

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Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. Oslo City Hall is situated 430 metres northwest of Gamle rådhus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sentrum and Kvadraturen.

Sentrum

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sentrum, literally Centre, is the core of Oslo 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.

Kvadraturen

Suburb

Photo: Elifir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kvadraturen is a suburb.

Vika

Suburb

Photo: Bep, CC BY 2.5.

Vika is a neighborhood in the Oslo city center in Norway. It is located between the Royal Palace, Oslo, Oslofjord, Aker Brygge, Pipervika, Slottsparken, Oslo City Hall, Oslo Concert Hall and borders on the north with Karl Johans gate, the main street of the…

Gamle rådhus

Categories: town hall, cultural property, and building
Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.90989° or 59° 54′ 36″ north

Longitude

10.74006° or 10° 44′ 24″ east

Inception

1641

Levels

2

Open location code

9FFGWP5R+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=retail

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=gabled

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Gamle rådhus” goes by many names.

German: “Altes Rathaus”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamle rådhus”
Norwegian: “Gamle rådhus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rådmannsgården and Tegnerforbundet.

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