The Oslo City Hall
The Oslo City Hall (Oslo rådhus) is a red brick building, built
between 1931 and 1950. One tower is 63 meters (206 feet) and
the other is 66 meters (216 feet) tall. The Nobel Peace Prize
ceremony is held there every December. Our walking tour of Oslo
included the City Hall.
And no, you can't fight City Hall.
Saturday April 20, 2019
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Outside
It's a pretty big building. We gathered outside of it and
Irena the tour guide talked about some of its history then
we went in.
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The tour group enters the building. The doors are pretty huge.
The Main Hall
The main hall is almost 69 feet (21 meters) high. The walls have
murals on them depicting Norwegian life, WWII occupation, and more.
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The mural on the far wall depicts Oslo's patron saint,
St. Hallvard, families,...(more)
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The stairway to the second floor and two observation boxes.
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![The left side wall shows the Nazi occupation of Norway in WWII. Without using any iconic swastikas, it's still easy to tell who the bad guys are. 010-DSC_3276-th.jpg](/images/Photos/Norway2019/17-Oslo_City_Hall/010-DSC_3276-th.jpg)
The left side wall shows the Nazi occupation of Norway in
WWII. Without using...(more)
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Looking up at the ceiling of the Main Hall in Oslo City Hall.
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A dark shot with a view of the Oslofjord through the windows.
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![Looking back to the entrance. The mural shows Norwegian life. The workers, the fishermen, the farmers, the lumberjacks. The man on the right looking towards a new future and maybe the labor movement. The man on the left might have been some industrious farmer? I like how the sunbeam illuminates the picture. 015-DSC_3283-th.jpg](/images/Photos/Norway2019/17-Oslo_City_Hall/015-DSC_3283-th.jpg)
Looking back to the entrance. The mural shows Norwegian life.
The workers, the...(more)
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Faith caught in the act of standing on the 2nd floor balcony in Oslo City Hall.
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A slightly panoramic picture of the Main Hall taken from the second floor.
Second Floor Galleries
The second floor contains various galleries including the Munch room
that has one of his paintings, the Fest or Party Hall, the Dining Hall,
the Gift Gallery, which contains display cases of gifts given to Oslo
or Norway, and the City Council Assembly Room.
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Information on the Munch Room (does not rhyme with
lunch).
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The Munch Room with his painting Life on the far wall.
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Looking out the window to the Oslofjord beyond City Hall.
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Ummm...I'm not sure who this is...Vlad the Miltiary, Vampire
King?
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I don't know who she is either, but it appears she has the power
to harvest the...(more)
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Maybe Harald V, ruling Norway from 1991 to the present.
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I think this is King Haakon VIII who ruled Norway from
1905-1957.
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The Banquet Hall in the Oslo City Hall (more shadowy).
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![The central podium in the Assembly Room. The tapestry shows St. Hallvard, Oslo's patron saint, with the Seven Virtues, and the life and times of the city. More details in the sign in next picture. 037-DSC_3307-th.jpg](/images/Photos/Norway2019/17-Oslo_City_Hall/037-DSC_3307-th.jpg)
The central podium in the Assembly Room. The tapestry
shows St. Hallvard,...(more)
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Information on the City Council Assembly Room (Bystyresalen).
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Stephanie and Faith in Oslo City Hall. The alien beak tentacle
ceramic thing...(more)
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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