Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Oslo, Norway

Olaf Bulls plass is a small park at Skillebekk in Oslo, until 2018 called Skillebekkparken. The park was established in the late 1860s and is named after the poet Olaf Bull (1883–1933). In the park stands the sculpture "The Wave" by Anders Svor in a fountain and a bust of Olaf Bull.

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Framneshaven is a park at Skillebekk in Oslo. The park forms a transition to Filipstad, and was upgraded with a new play area in 2015.

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The harbour promenade is an approx. 9 kilometre long, continuous promenade along the entire waterfront in central Oslo, from Alna's outlet in Grønlia in the east, through the centre of Oslo with Bjørvika, Akersneset and Pipervika and to the bottom of Frognerkilen. The promenade was adopted in 2008 as part of the fjord city project that is planned to last until 2030. The promenade has an average width of 20 meters, and is designed for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Some parcels were built as a promenade before the project, while other sections will be built a few years into the future. Langkaia, west of Bjørvika vis-avis Operaen, which was opened in 2013, was the first parcel built as part of the Harbour Promenade. Sign and route marking of the Harbour Promenade was completed at the opening of the Harbour Promenade on 14 June 2015. The route is marked with various orange elements, including 14 orange containers of various sizes that serve as information points. The containers are illustrated with motifs from the cartoon Krüger & Krogh.

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Ankerhagen is a small park in Ruseløkka in Oslo.

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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.

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Sommerroparken, formerly known as Solliparken, is a small park between the streets of Sommerrogata and Henrik Ibsens Gate in the Frogner district of Oslo, Norway. It consists of a narrow grass-covered strip with park benches, ornaments, trees and bushes.

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The Queen Sonja Art Stable is a museum, art gallery and concert hall located in the former stables of the Royal Palace in Oslo.

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The Ibsen Museum (Ibsenmuseet) occupies the last home of the playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is located close to the Royal Palace on Henrik Ibsens gate (street) in Oslo, Norway.

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The Haakon VII statue on the 7th of June square in Oslo was made by the sculptor Nils Aas and was unveiled on the 100th anniversary of King Haakon's birth, and is considered a major work of Norwegian sculpture in the post-war period. The relatively young sculptor Aas defeated several of his older colleagues in the prize competition for the task, and the competition thus took on the character of a generational change.

Wikipedia: Haakon VII-statuen på 7. juni-plassen (NO)

The "Abel Monument" is a monumental sculpture modelled by Gustav Vigeland and erected in 1908 on Abelhaugen, a hill southwest of the Palace Park in Oslo, in memory of the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829).

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The "Karl Johan Monument" is an equestrian statue of the Swedish-Norwegian King Karl III Johan on the Palace Square in Oslo. The statue, which stands in front of the Royal Palace with a view towards Karl Johans gate, was made by Brynjulf Bergslien. It was unveiled on 7 September 1875, 57 years to the day after Karl Johan became crown of Nidaros Cathedral (1818).

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Palace Park is a public park in the center of Oslo, Norway, surrounding the Royal Palace. It is 22 hectares.

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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 (Vikingskipshuset) at Bygdøy, the Coin Cabinet (Myntkabinettet) and Ethnographic Museum. In 2004 the name was changed to Kulturhistorisk museum.

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Tullinløkka is the square located between Kristian IVs gate and Kristian Augusts gate in Oslo.

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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.

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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.

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The University of Oslo is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the oldest university in Norway and consistently considered the country's leading university, one of the highest ranked universities in the Nordic countries and one of world's hundred highest ranked universities. Originally named the Royal Frederick University, the university was established in 1811 as the de facto Norwegian continuation of Denmark-Norway's common university, the University of Copenhagen, with which it shares many traditions. It was named for King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway, and received its current name in 1939. The university was commonly nicknamed "The Royal Frederick's" before the name change, and informally also referred to simply as Universitetet.

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Studenterlunden is a park in Oslo bounded by Karl Johans gate, Roald Amundsens gate, Stortingsgata and Frederiks gate.

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The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.

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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.

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Sommerfrydparken is a park in Oslo of approximately 3,000 square meters that was zoned as a public recreational area in 1999. It is located over the old railway track towards Vestbanen, between Ruseløkkveien and Munkedamsveien. The formal address is Munkedamsveien 37.

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Oslo West Station or Oslo V, is a former railway station located in Vika in Oslo, Norway. It was the terminus of the Drammen Line between 1872 and 1980, until the Oslo Tunnel opened. The station remained in use until 1989, when all traffic was moved to the new Oslo Central Station. Until its closure it was the main station for trains on the Sørland Line, the Drammen Line and the Vestfold Line. There was no passenger rail connection to Oslo Ø, the eastern station that served the eastern lines and trains to Bergen. The only connection was the Oslo Port Line that went partially through some of the most trafficked streets in Oslo.

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The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, is a showcase for the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents. The center is also an arena where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution. The center is located in Oslo, Norway at the City Hall Square (Rådhusplassen).

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Crown Princess Märtha's Square (City Hall Garden) is a park square along the west wall of Oslo City Hall, in Pipervika in central Oslo. The square is named after Crown Princess Märtha, Olav V's spouse, who died before he became king.

Wikipedia: Kronprinsesse Märthas plass (Oslo) (NO)

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. The building as it stands today was constructed between 1931 and 1950, with an interruption during the Second World War. It was designed by architects Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson. The building is located in the city center, in the northern part of the Pipervika neighbourhood, and it faces Oslofjord.

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Kontraskjæret is an area in Oslo, Norway.

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The Supreme Court's building, formerly the Justice Building, is a building in central Oslo designed by Hans Jacob Sparre. The building is located on the Supreme Court Square and is the seat of the Supreme Court of Norway.

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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.

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Commander T.I. Øgrims plass is a square at Bernhard Getz' gate in central Oslo, in the block between St. Olavs gate and Keysers gate. Between the square and Akersgata there is a pedestrian passage with a portal through Akersgata 73. The square is located in the district of St. Hanshaugen.

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St. Olav's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in Oslo, Norway. The cathedral has church services and masses in Norwegian and several other languages, including English and Polish.

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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.

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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.

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Kristparken is a park in Hammersborg near the center of Oslo.

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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.

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Kulturkirken Jakob is a church in Oslo, Norway, designed by architect Georg Andreas Bull and built in 1880. The original name of the Church was St James's Church or Jakobs kirke.

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Schous plass is a square in the southern part of the borough of Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway.

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Sofienberg Park is a large park in the Grünerløkka district of Oslo, Norway, covering an area of 74 ha.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hasle Church is a church in the neighborhood of Hasle in the city of Oslo, Norway.

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