Blue Tower

Blue Tower is a tower in , , . Blue Tower is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
  • Type: Tower
  • Also known as: “Blåtårnet”
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akershus slottskirke and Norway’s Resistance Museum.

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

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 150 metres north of Blue Tower.

Town hall
Photo: Ranveig, CC SA 1.0.
is a municipal building in , the capital of . It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. is situated 630 metres north of Blue Tower.

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.
, formerly known as Holmen, is a neighbourhood in central , Norway. 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.

Blue Tower

Latitude
59.90649° or 59° 54′ 23″ north
Longitude
10.73623° or 10° 44′ 10″ east
Height
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
9FFGWP4P+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 904553014
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
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