Oslo's Streets... in a flash
During my trip to Paris in May 2015... I went to visit Reyjavic, Iceland. The shortest trip, has to be transited to Oslo, Norway.. So, Why Not??
Oslo (English pronunciation: /ˈɒzloʊ/, oz-loh, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈuʂˈlu] or, rarer [ˈusˈlu] or[ˈuʂlu] is the capital and the most populous city in Norway. Oslo constitutes both a county and amunicipality.
Founded around 1000 AD, and established as a "kaupstad" or trading place in 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Fortress during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored.
Just a cross the street of my Hotel. Very hard not to notice, an old well take care of building.
The building is built in yellow brick with details and basement in light gray granite. It is a combination of several styles, including inspirations from France and Italy. A characteristic feature of Stortingsbygningen is the way the plenary chamber is located in the semi-circular section in the front of the building, as opposed to the building's centre. The back side of the building mirrors the facade of the front, with the meeting chamber of the now-abolished Lagting legislative chamber. The interior of the building is also designed by Langlet.
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| The Storting building (Norwegian: Stortingsbygningen) is the seat of the Storting, the parliament of Norway, located in central Oslo. Located at 22 Karl Johans gate, it was taken into use on 5 March 1866 and was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet. |
Oslo has a large number of parks and green areas within the city core, as well as outside it.
- Frogner Park is a large park located a few minutes walk away from the city centre. This is the biggest and most reputed park in Norway with a large collection of sculptures of Gustav Vigeland
- Bygdøy is a large green area, commonly called the Museum Peninsula of Oslo. The area is surrounded by the sea and is one of the most expensive districts in Norway.
- St. Hanshaugen Park is an old public park on a high hill in central Oslo. 'St. Hanshaugen' is also the name of the surrounding neighborhood as well as the larger administrative district (borough) that includes major parts of central Oslo.[30]
- Tøyen Park stretches out behind the Munch Museum, and is a vast, grassy expanse. In the north, there is a viewing point known as Ola Narr. The Tøyen area also includes the Botanical Garden and Museum belonging to the University of Oslo.[
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| Frogner Park is a large park located a few minutes walk away from the city centre. This is the biggest and most reputed park in Norway with a large collection of sculptures of Gustav Vigeland |
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| Oslo harbour with Aker brygge, marina, shopping and residential area. Nobel Peace Center on the west side of the square. Oslo city hall (opened in 1950) with it's two towers to the north. On top of the eastern tower is a 49 bell carillon |
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| The Oslo Norway harbor is one of Oslo's great attractions. Situated on the Oslo Fjord, the harbor front is a popular destination for both tourists and residents. This boat remind me of "Square pant" |
Because of the city's northern latitude, daylight varies greatly, from more than 18 hours in midsummer, when it never gets completely dark at night, to around 6 hours in midwinter.
Oslo has warm summers with two out of three days in July that have high temperatures above 20 °C and on average one out of four days reach a maximum above 25 °C.[25] The highest temperature recorded at Blindern in July was 33.4 °C (92 °F) on 21 July 2014.[26] The highest ever recorded at Blindern was 34.2 °C (94 °F) on 3 August 1982. At the "Observatory" downtown Oslo 35 °C (95 °F) was recorded on 21 July 1901.[27] In January, three out of four days are below freezing (0 °C), on average one out of four days is colder than -10 °C.[25] The coldest temperature recorded is −26 °C (−14.8 °F) on 3 and 19 January 1942.
July 2014 was the warmest summer month ever recorded, with a monthly mean temperature at 20.8 °C (69.4 °F), monthly mean maximum temperature 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), monthly mean low was 15.3 °C (59.5 °F).[28] Twenty days in July 2014 had highs above 25 °C (77 °F).[29] The climate table below only includes numbers for the standard period (1961-1990) and only for Blindern observation site (the offices of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute).
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| Taken around 16.00, the sky were amazing. I wish i will visit this place again.. They said there are alot of amazing sky scape in Norway. The best in the world |
The population of Oslo was by 2010 increasing at a record rate of nearly 2% annually (17% over the last 15 years), making it the fastest-growing Scandinavian capital. In 2015, according to Statistics Norway annual report, there were 647,676 permanent residents in the Oslo municipality, of which 628,719 resided in the city proper. There were also 942,084 in the city's metropolitan area.
According to the most recent census 432,000 Oslo residents (70.4% of the population) were ethnically Norwegian, an increase of 6% since 2002 (409,000). Oslo has the largest population of immigrants and Norwegians born to immigrant parents in Norway, both in relative and absolute figures. Of Oslo's 624,000 inhabitants, 189,400 were immigrants or born to immigrant parents, representing 30.4 percent of the capital's population. All suburbs in Oslo were above the national average of 14.1 percent. The suburbs with the highest proportions of people of immigrant origin were Søndre Nordstrand, Stovner og Alna, where they formed around 50 percent of the population. Pakistanis make up the single largest ethnic minority, followed by Swedes, Somalis, and Poles. Other large immigrant groups are people from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Morocco, Iraq and Iran
Oslo has numerous religious communities. In 2008, 63% of the population were members of the Church of Norway, lower than the national average of 82%.In 2011, almost 20% of the population were registered in other religious or life stance communities
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| Oslos's youngster.. driving loudly aroundthe main city block yelling and reclimimng their new club |
The Royal Palace (Norwegian: Slottet or formally Norwegian: Det kongelige slott) in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French King Charles III of Sweden, who reigned as king ofNorway and Sweden. The palace is the official residence of the present Norwegian monarch. The crown prince resides at Skaugum in Asker west of Oslo. The palace has 173 rooms.
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| guard after hour |
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| Long road from Parliament building to city hall |
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| Not sure whether they were tourist or local, but iyt was worth shoot |
Its a nice city with a nice wheather. Surely it was not enought just to stay for one day.
It will be in my next list still thou.
