Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Oslo, Norway
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8.3 km
130 m
Explore Oslo in Norway with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in OsloIndividual Sights in OsloSight 1: Slottsparken
Palace Park is a public park in the center of Oslo, Norway, surrounding the Royal Palace. It is 22 hectares.
Sight 2: Kunstnernes hus
Kunstnernes Hus is an art gallery in Oslo, Norway. It is Norway's largest gallery under the direction of artists, and has served as a major center for exhibits of Norwegian and international contemporary art. It is also a prominent example of Functionalist architecture situated in Wergelandsveien 17, across the Royal palace park.
Sight 3: Litteraturhuset
A literature house is an institution that is concerned with the dissemination of modern literature and encourages discussion about literature. It is often organized as an association or a foundation.
Sight 4: Markus kirke
Saint Mark's Church is a church in the St. Hanshaugen district of Oslo, Norway, completed in 1927. The church has entrances from Schwensen Street no. 15 and on Ullevål Street no. 41.
Sight 5: Gamle Aker kirke
Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.
Sight 6: Olaf Ryes plass
Olaf Ryes plass is a square and park placed centrally in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. It is more or less square in shape.
Sight 7: Halléngården
Halléngården er en treetasjes murgård fra 1880 i Thorvald Meyers gate 59 i Oslo. Ifølge Byantikvaren i Oslo har interiøret og fasaden stor antikvarisk verdi. Fredning og videre bruk av det særpregede bygget har vært sterkt omdiskutert i en årrekke.
Sight 8: Schous plass
Schous plass is a square in the southern part of the borough of Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway.
Sight 9: Sofienbergparken
Sofienberg Park is a large park in the Grünerløkka district of Oslo, Norway, covering an area of 74 ha.
Sight 10: Sofienberg kirke
Sofienberg Church is located at Sofienberg in Oslo, Norway and is designed by the Danish-born architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It was first known as Paulus Kirke but its name was changed to Petrus Kirke in 1892 and finally to Sofienberg Kirke in 1962. The church is surrounded by Sofienberg Park, where it was previously a cemetery. The church was consecrated in 1877 and seats approximately 500.
Sight 11: 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 12: 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 13: Geology Museum
Geologisk og paleontologisk museum ble etablert i 1917 og er en del av Naturhistorisk museum ved Universitetet i Oslo. Museet ble til på initiativ fra geologi-professor Waldemar Christopher Brøgger, og publikum fikk adgang til utstillingene fra 1920. Da museets nybygg på Tøyen ble påbegynt i 1911, var det 100 år etter at mineralsamlingen ved Bergseminaret på Kongsberg ble overført til det nye universitetet.
Sight 14: 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 15: Bülow Hanssens plass
Bülow Hanssens plass er en plass med parkanlegg i Oslo. Plassen ligger ved Trondheimsveien foran Sophies Minde i strøket Carl Berner, rett nord for Carl Berners plass. Plassen er 4 dekar stor og ble anlagt som park i 1938. I den vestlige delen av plassen ligger en plaskedam. Mot tre sider vender plassen mot boliggårder.
Sight 16: Sinsenparken
Sinsenparken is a park between Lørenveien road and the Gjøvik Line at Sinsen, in Oslo, Norway. The 21.2 acre park is used for recreational purposes. The area is bounded by 6 storey residential buildings on three sides, and has Sinsen Church framing the south. There is a leisure and recreation area for the community, which is used for exercise, dog walking, games, sunbathing, barbecuing, social gatherings and other recreation. The entire surface is covered with grass, and in the northeastern part of the park are some tall trees. In the park stands a memorial in remembrance of the 24 Sinsen residents who fell during World War II. The monument was unveiled by Alfred Seland in September 1949.
Sight 17: Peer Gynt-parken
Peer Gynt Sculpture Park is a sculpture park located in Oslo, Norway. The sculpture park was created in honour of the Norwegian writer, Henrik Ibsen as a monumental presentation of one of his plays Peer Gynt, act by act.
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