Oslo's Old City Hall - Oslo, Norway
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This blue plaque gives a history of the building...and indicates that it was once the city of Oslo's city hall from 1733 to 1843.
Waymark Code: WMFDCK
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 10/02/2012
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Located at 7 Radhusgata, this blue plaque reads:
"SELSKABET FOR OSLO BYES VEL
BYENS
ANDRE RADHUS
ELDSTE DELER FRA 1620 - ARENE
BOLIG FOR STIFTAMTSKRIVER
JOHAN GARMANN 1647
RADHUS 1733-1843
POLITISTASJON 1745-1963
CHRISTIANIA SPAREBANK
STARTET HER 1822
FREDET"
which Google badly translates as:
"Society for Oslo Byes WELL
CITY
OTHER Radhuset
OLDEST PARTS FROM 1620 - arene
HOUSING FOR STIFTAMTSKRIVER
JOHAN Garmann 1647
Radhuset 1733-1843
POLICE 1745-1963
CHRISTIANIA SPAREBANK
STARTS HERE 1822
Fred"
so, apparently, in addition to being a City Hall and Garmann's home, the building was also a police station and a bank.
The building is a two story red brick structure...with an attic on one of the wings. It is a U-shaped building with a one-story level facade connecting the two sides of the "U" on the street side which serves as an entrance to a courtyard. This was Oslo's 2nd city hall... but was not built to be a city hall. It was necessary to find a suitable site after the first city hall deteriorated.
This blog (
visit link) has a discussion of Oslo's three city halls.
Wikipedia also has an article about Oslo's City Halls... but makes only a brief reference to this building. (
visit link)
Oslo is, of course, Norway's capital and largest city. Established in 1048. Population 613,000 (2012).