Theme: History, Up to 1 hour in Oslo, Norway

Royal Palace, Oslo

Det kongelige slott

The Royal Palace (Det kongelige slott) is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch.

• Must see
• Historic site

Oslo City Hall

Oslo rådhus

Oslo City Hall (Oslo rådhus) is the municipal building of Norway's capital and houses the city council, the city administration and other municipal bodies.

• Must see
• Historic site

National Gallery of Norway

Nasjonalgalleriet

The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) is an art gallery in Oslo, established in 1842 following a parliamentary decision of 1836.

• Must see
• Museum

Aker Brygge

Aker Brygge, formerly known as Holmen, is a waterfront neighbourhood in central Oslo on the west side of Pipervika, an arm of the Oslofjord. It stands on the former shipyard of Akers Mekaniske Verksted, founded in 1854.

• High
• Historic site

Kunstnernes Hus

Kunstnernes hus

Kunstnernes Hus ("The Artists' House") is an independent art institution in central Oslo, founded by artists in 1930 and Norway's largest gallery run by artists.

• Must see
• Museum

Trinity Church

Trefoldighetskirken

Trinity Church (Trefoldighetskirken) is a Church of Norway parish church in the Hammersborg neighbourhood of central Oslo, at Akersgata 60, next to the government quarter.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Oslo Cathedral

Oslo domkirke

Oslo Cathedral (Oslo domkirke) is a Lutheran church of the Church of Norway in the city centre and the seat of the Bishop of Oslo.

• Must see
• Historic site

Hovedøya Abbey

Hovedøya kloster

Hovedøya Abbey (Hovedøya kloster) was a medieval Cistercian monastery on the island of Hovedøya in the Oslofjord. It was founded on 18 May 1147 by monks from Kirkstead Abbey in England and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Edmund.

• Must see
• Historic site

Frognerseteren

Frognerseteren is a historic restaurant from 1891 high above Oslo, on the edge of the Nordmarka forest, and one of the best examples of the dragon style (dragestil) in the city.

• Must see
• Historic site

St. Olav's Cathedral

Sankt Olav domkirke

St. Olav's Cathedral (Sankt Olav domkirke) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Old Aker Church

Gamle Aker kirke

Old Aker Church (Gamle Aker kirke) is a medieval church and active parish church that is the oldest existing building in Oslo.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Villa Paus

Villa Paus (Pausvillaen) is a listed villa at Christian Benneches vei 6 on Bygdøy in Oslo.

• Must see
• Historic site

Vaterland Bridge

VATERLANDS BRU

Vaterland Bridge (Vaterlands bru) crosses the Aker River (Akerselva) in the centre of Oslo. It carries the street Brugata and links the neighbourhoods of Vaterland and Grønland.

• Must see
• Historic site

Holmenkollen Chapel

Holmenkollen kapell

Holmenkollen Chapel is a Church of Norway chapel in the Holmenkollen neighbourhood of the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, and a listed site.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Baitun Nasr Mosque

Baitun Nasr moské

Baitun Nasr Mosque, also known as the Furuset Mosque, is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Furuset in the Alna borough, in north-eastern Oslo, near the E6 highway.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Sofienberg Church

Sofienberg kirke

Sofienberg Church is a Church of Norway parish church at Rathkes gate 18 in Grünerløkka, Oslo, standing inside Sofienberg Park on what was once a cemetery.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Sagene Church

Sagene kirke

Sagene Church is a Church of Norway parish church at Dannevigveien 17 in the Sagene district of Oslo, and one of the city's most rugged and prominent churches.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Kulturkirken Jakob

Kulturkirken Jakob is a church in Hausmanns gate, by Ankerbrua bridge in central Oslo, designed by architect Georg Andreas Bull, built in 1880 and named after the apostle St James.

• Must see
• Place of worship

St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery

St. Hallvard kirke

St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery stands on Enerhaugen in eastern Oslo, not far from the site of the medieval St. Hallvard's Cathedral.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Frogner Church

Frogner kirke

Frogner Church is a Church of Norway parish church in the Frogner borough of Oslo, part of the Oslo arch-deanery in the Diocese of Oslo.

• Must see
• Place of worship

St Mary's Church

Mariakirken

St Mary's Church (Mariakirken) was a church in medieval Norway, and also a major landowner and a powerful political institution.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Fagerborg Church

Fagerborg kirke

Fagerborg Church stands south of Stensparken in the Fagerborg area of Oslo.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Grønland Church

Grønland kirke

Grønland Church is a church in the Grønland neighbourhood of the Gamle Oslo borough. Its congregation was formed in 1861, and the church was consecrated on 3 March 1869 by Bishop Jens Lauritz Arup.

• Must see
• Place of worship

Slottskapellet

Slottskapellet, the Palace Chapel, is a chapel in the Royal Palace in Oslo, occupying the base and first floor of the palace's north wing.

• Must see
• Place of worship