Parliament of Norway - Oslo, Norway
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The Parliament of Norway Building is the seat of the Parliament of Norway, located in central Oslo. The building is located at Karl Johans gate 22 and was taken into use on 5 March 1866.
Waymark Code: WMATA9
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 02/22/2011
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«The Parliament of Norway Building (Norwegian: Stortingsbygningen) is the seat of the Parliament of Norway, located in central Oslo. The building is located at Karl Johans gate 22 and was taken into use on 5 March 1866. It was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet.»
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«The Storting (English: Greatthing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen plural member constituencies. The assembly is led by a presidium of a president and five vice presidents; since 2009 Dag Terje Andersen has been president. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees, as well as four procedural committees. Almost all public agencies of Norway are subordinate to the government, but three ombudsmen, the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General are directly subordinate to parliament.»
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Guided Tours of the Parliament Building
«Guided tours will be arranged every Saturday from 8 January to 18 June (except 23 April and 11 June and in connection with Easter and Christmas holidays). The tours take place at 10:00, 11:30 and 13:00. Tours are in both English and Norwegian and last for approximately one hour. We recommend turning up 15 minutes in advance of the advertised time (no bookings available). Entrance Akersgata. Max. 30 persons.
Guided tours in English are also available for groups of 5 or more, on Monday to Friday at either 9:45 or 13:15. For more information and booking, please contact the Guided Tours Services on +47 23 31 31 80 (between 9.00 and 15.00) or send an e-mail to omviser@stortinget.no.»
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