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Raadhuset Review
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Rådhuset 
City Hall
Government Buildings,
Sentrum
Fodor's Review:
This redbrick building is best known today for the awarding of the Nobel peace prize, which takes place here every December. In 1915, the mayor of Oslo made plans for a new City Hall, and ordered the clearing of slums that stood on the site. The building was finally completed in 1950. Inside, many museum-quality masterpieces are on the walls. After viewing the frescoes in the Main Hall, walk upstairs to the Banquet Hall to see the royal portraits. In the East Gallery, Per Krogh's mosaic of a pastoral scene covers all four walls, making you feel like you're part of the painting. On festive occasions, the Central Hall is illuminated from outside by 60 large spotlights that simulate daylight.
INFO
- Address: Raadhuspl., Sentrum, Oslo
- Phone: 23-46-16-00
- Web site
- Cost: NKr 40
- Open: May-Aug., daily 9-5; Sept.-Apr., daily 9-4
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