Oslo It is not a city of great monuments that you have to see.
It is more a city to walk around, to visit some museums, among which those linked to the tradition of sailors and explorers of the Norwegians stand out, from the one dedicated to the viking shipsUntil the museum of the historic polar ship Fram.
And it is also a city where you can enjoy a cruise through its fjord. or surprise you with the Vigeland Park sculptures.
But you can't stop visit in Oslo el Big room where every December 10 the award ceremony is held. Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, which you find in the Oslo City Hall, one of the most emblematic buildings in the city.
The exterior view of Oslo City Hall It already tells you that it is a fairly modern building, which may surprise you.
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What to see when visiting Oslo City Hall
The truth is that the current headquarters of the town hall of the capital of Norway began to be built in 1931, but the works were stopped after the invasion of Norway by German troops in the Second World WarIn 1940.
For this reason the building was not completed until 1950.
Located in front of the facilities of the Oslo port, its great attraction is the aforementioned Big room, which during your visit you should imagine decorated with large flower decorations and occupied by the hundreds of guests attending the ceremony.
While Nobel Prizes are delivered every year in Stockholm, perhaps the most prestigious of them, that of peace, is delivered in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel Institute, with assistance from the Royal family.
You will undoubtedly be struck by the enormous dimensions of this room, and even more so by the decoration with scenes from Norwegian history, where those dedicated to workers stand out.
Su Architectonic style and the aforementioned decoration will remind you of the type of buildings that were common in the countries of the Eastern Europe during the communist period.
During the Oslo City Hall visit you will also see various artworks, on a tour of various rooms that are frequently used for various events and ceremonies.
El Oslo City Hall It is visited every year by more than 300.000 tourists.
Oslo City Hall visit schedules
The Oslo City Hall visiting hours They are, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 16 p.m., and in the month of July it is open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., including Saturdays and Sundays.
La Oslo City Hall visit is free.
Photos of Oslo City Hall
Here you have more photos of Oslo City Hall and its famous great hall of the ceremony of the Nobel Peace Prize.
I guess the Munch museum must be another main attraction. although I think it costs €33 to enter. I hope to go this year, I was thinking of going to the museum mentioned, the opera and some nearby town but I had not heard of the town hall hall