Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Oslo, Norway
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Experience Oslo in Norway in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in OsloIndividual Sights in OsloSight 1: Hasle kirke
Hasle Church is a church in the neighborhood of Hasle in the city of Oslo, Norway.
Sight 2: Tøyenparken
Tøyen Park is a park in Oslo, Norway. It is located to the north-east of the old Munch Museum and neighbours the University of Oslo Botanical Gardens.
Sight 3: Geology Museum
The Geological and Palaeontological Museum was established in 1917 and is part of the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. The museum was created on the initiative of geology professor Waldemar Christopher Brøgger, and the public was given access to the exhibitions from 1920. When the museum's new building at Tøyen was started in 1911, it was 100 years after the mineral collection at the Mining Seminary in Kongsberg was transferred to the new university.
Sight 4: Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo
The Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and largest museum of natural history. It is situated in the neighborhood of Tøyen in Oslo, Norway.
Wikipedia: Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo (EN), Website
Sight 5: Zoology Museum
The Zoological Museum is located at the Botanical Garden in the Tøyen district of Oslo. The museum is part of the Natural History Museum, which also includes the Geological Museum close by and belongs to the University of Oslo (UiO). The Zoological Museum opened to the public on 2 February 1910. The exhibitions were completely revised in the 1970s.
Sight 6: University Botanical Garden
The University Botanical Garden is Norway's oldest botanical garden. It was first established in 1814 and is administered by the University of Oslo. It is situated in the neighborhood of Tøyen in Oslo, Norway.
Sight 7: Tøyen manor
Tøyen Manor is one of the former large farms in Oslo. Today's farmhouse was built in 1679 and is probably Oslo's oldest standing timber building. The house is currently located in the Botanical Garden and belongs to the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.
Sight 8: Lids hus
The Botanical Museum was established in 1863 and moved into the current buildings (1913) at Tøyen in 1915. The initiative was taken by Professor of Botany Johan Nordal Fischer Wille and Professor and Rector Waldemar Christopher Brøgger; The latter also established the Geological Museum in 1917. The Botanical Museum was merged with the Botanical Garden in 1975.
Sight 9: Rudolf Nilsens plass
Rudolf Nilsens plass is a square in Tøyen in Oslo, surrounded by Vahls gate, Vahl school and Heimdalsgata, close to the Botanical Garden and Museum. The 8.2 acre square has been developed as a park and there is a ball court and an artificial turf field that is an artificial ice rink in the winter.
Sight 10: Schous plass
Schous plass is a square in the southern part of the borough of Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway.
Sight 11: Jødisk museum
The Oslo Jewish Museum aims at informing about Jews in Norway. It was established as a foundation in 2003, supported by the Det mosaiske trossamfunn and Oslo City Museum.
Sight 12: Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in east central Oslo, Norway, that opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Nova Spektrum, formerly Norges Varemesse. Oslo Spektrum is primarily known for hosting major events such as the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, and concerts by artists of national and international fame.
Sight 13: Folketeatret
Folketeateret is a theatre in Oslo, Norway. The building has been used as a movie theatre and as an opera house. The theatre has 1,400 seats.
Sight 14: Kristparken
Kristparken is a park in Hammersborg near the center of Oslo.
Sight 15: Schandorffs plass
Schandorffs plass is a square in Hammersborg in Oslo, opened as a park on 21 September 2009. The facility was designed by landscape architects Østengen and Bergo AS. The square was previously called Schandorffs gate.
Sight 16: Trefoldighetskirken
Trinity Church, is a church in the Hammersborg neighborhood in central Oslo, Norway. Trinity Church is neighbor of the government buildings in Regjeringskvartalet. It is the parish church of the parish of Trinity, belonging to the Diocese of Oslo of the Church of Norway. It is one of the largest churches in Oslo. The church itself is in the raw red brick, while the vaults, arches and small columns have gray scale color. The nave is octagonal with a Greek cross superimposed, with the choir in the apse, shallow transept and rectangular entrance flanked by two slender, octagonal bell towers. A central dome rises above the church. Trinity Church is the largest church in Oslo and one of the largest of the many octagonal churches in Norway, but one of few octagonal churches constructed in red brick.
Sight 17: 22. juli-senteret
The 22 July Centre is a learning centre in Norway that works with the mediation of memory and knowledge about the terror attacks in Oslo and on Utøya on 22 July 2011.
Sight 18: Tullinløkka
Tullinløkka is the square located between Kristian IVs gate and Kristian Augusts gate in Oslo.
Sight 19: National Gallery
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.
Sight 20: Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg. Its first official performance was Ludvig Holberg's comedy Jeppe på berget, with Haakon VII of Norway and the prime minister of Norway among the spectators. Hulda Garborg was the first board manager, and Rasmus Rasmussen was the first theatre director. The theatre primarily performs plays written in or translated into Nynorsk.
Sight 21: Eidsvolls plass
Eidsvolls plass is a square and park in Oslo, Norway, located west of the Parliament of Norway Building, south of Karl Johans gate and east of Studenterlunden and the National Theatre. It has been referred to as "the National Mall of Norway".
Sight 22: Studenterlunden
Studenterlunden is a park in the city center of Oslo, Norway.
Sight 23: Chat Noir
Chat Noir is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.
Sight 24: Ankerhagen
Ankerhagen is a small park in Ruseløkka in Oslo.
Sight 25: National Library
The National Library of Norway was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005.
Wikipedia: National Library of Norway (EN), Website, Blog, Flickr, Facebook
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