Blitz house

The Blitz House is a self-managed social centre hosting left-wing anarchists in Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Founded in 1982 as a squat, it is now legalized and based in Pilestredet.

Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Community center
Description: Norwegian movement, squatter’s house
Also known as: “Blitz”, “Blitz House”, and “Blitzhuset”
Roof shape: gabled
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery and Museum of Cultural History.

National Gallery

Public building

Photo: Bep, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Gallery is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. National Gallery is situated 260 metres south of Blitz house.

Museum of Cultural History

Museum

Photo: Vidariv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum of Cultural History is an association of museums subject to the University of Oslo, Norway. KHM was established in 1999 as Universitetets kulturhistoriske museum with the merging of the bodies Universitetets Oldsaksamling which housed a collection of ancient and medieval objects, Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy, the Coin Cabinet and Ethnographic Museum. Museum of Cultural History is situated 230 metres southwest of Blitz house.

National Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. National Theatre is situated 490 metres south of Blitz house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Regjeringskvartalet and Vika.

Regjeringskvartalet

Neighborhood

Photo: Paalso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regjeringskvartalet is a collection of buildings located in the centre of Norway's capital city Oslo, housing several offices for the Norwegian Government.