Oslo - information about the city

Oslo ( /ˈɒzloʊ/, oz-loh, [ˈʊʃlʊ] [ˈʊslʊ] ) is a municipality, and the capital and most populous city of Norway. As a municipality ( formannskapsdistrikt ), it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved during the reign of King Christian IV. It was rebuilt closer to Akershus Castle, and renamed Christiania in his honour (also spelled Kristiania in the late 1800s). In 1925, twenty years after the dissolution of personal union between Norway and Sweden, the city reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo. The diocese of Oslo is one of the five original dioceses in Norway, which originated around the year 1070.

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	Oslo Opera House	The Oslo Opera House (Operahuset) is the home of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighborhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It is operated by Statsbygg, the government agency which manages pr...
	Norwegian Maritime Museum	The Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Maritimt Museum), previously known as the Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, founded in 1914. The museum's building won an architectural award. Its exhibits on coast culture and maritime history include boat models, fishing, marine archeology, marine paintings, ship building...
	Nobel Peace Center	Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter) 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 presents the N...
	Fram Museum	The Fram Museum (Frammuseet) is a museum telling the story of Norwegian polar exploration. It is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It was inaugurated on 20 May 1936. Museum honours Norwegian polar exploration in general and three great Norwegian polar explorers in particular: Frid...
	Parliament of Norway Building	The Parliament of Norway Building (Stortingsbygningen) is the seat of the Parliament of Norway, located in central Oslo. The building was taken into use on 5 March 1866. Following the establishment of the Parliament of Norway in 1814, which had happened at a private home in Eidsvoll, the newly esta...
	Oslo Courthouse	The Oslo Courthouse is located in downtown Oslo and houses the two Oslo District Courts, the tingrett which handles civil and criminal cases, and the byfogdembete which considers other enforcement cases such as marriages, bankruptcy, probate, and official notarization. Building was completed in 199...
	Eidsvoll Square	Eidsvoll Square (Eidsvolls plass) is a square and park in Oslo, Norway. It has been referred to as "the National Mall of Norway". It was originally a marshy area, but became a park around the same time as buildings were raised in the street Karl Johans gate, and the street Stortingsgata was built i...
	Studenterlunden	Studenterlunden is a park in the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is surrounded by Karl Johans gate, Stortingsgata, Universitetsgata and Frederiks gate. Within the park lays the National Theatre. It also contains one of the entrances to Nationaltheatret Station of the Oslo Metro and Nationaltheatre...
	National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo	The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design) in Oslo is the national museum of art of Norway. It was established on 1 July 2003 through a merger of the Norwegian Museum of Architecture, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the Museum of Co...
	Bygdøy	Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner. Bygdøy has several museums, like the Kon-Tiki Museum, which shows all year long the legendary expeditions of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, the V...