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Theme: History in Norway — page 2

3838 places catalogued in Norway so far.

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3,838 Places
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Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
    26 1 hr 30 min

    Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

    Norsk Teknisk Museum

    The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Norsk Teknisk Museum) is Norway's national museum of technology, industry, science and medicine.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  2. Trinity Church
    27 30 min

    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
  3. Bogstad
    28 1 hr 30 min

    Bogstad

    Bogstad gård

    Bogstad (Bogstad gård) is a historic manor house and former estate in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, beside the lake Bogstadvannet in the Sørkedalen valley.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  4. Nordic Bible Museum
    29 1 hr 30 min

    Nordic Bible Museum

    Nordisk bibelmuseum

    The Nordic Bible Museum (Nordisk bibelmuseum, Nobimu) in central Oslo is the first Bible museum in the Nordic countries.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  5. The Queen Sonja Art Stable
    30 1 hr 30 min

    The Queen Sonja Art Stable

    Dronning Sonjas kunststall

    The Queen Sonja Art Stable (Dronning Sonja KunstStall) is a museum, art gallery and concert hall in the former stables of the Royal Palace in Oslo, close to the Palace Park.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  6. Old Aker Church
    31 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  7. Intercultural Museum
    32 1 hr 30 min

    Intercultural Museum

    Interkulturelt museum

    The Intercultural Museum (Interkulturelt museum) occupies the former Grønland police station in Oslo, where the old cells are now used as exhibition spaces.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  8. Jewish Museum in Oslo
    33 1 hr 30 min

    Jewish Museum in Oslo

    Jødisk museum

    The Oslo Jewish Museum (Jødisk Museum i Oslo) at Calmeyers gate 15B presents Jewish culture, tradition and history and Judaism in general through exhibitions, lectures, concerts and other cultural activities.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  9. Villa Paus
    34 45 min

    Villa Paus

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

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  10. Vaterland Bridge
    35 45 min

    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
    • Oslo
  11. Villa Stenersen
    36 1 hr 30 min

    Villa Stenersen

    Villa Stenersen in Oslo was designed between 1937 and 1939 by the architect Arne Korsmo for the financier and art collector Rolf E. Stenersen.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  12. Oslo Ladegård
    37 1 hr 30 min

    Oslo Ladegård

    Ladegården

    Oslo Ladegård is a manor house in Gamlebyen, Oslo, built on the site of the Old Bishop's Palace.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  13. Holmenkollen Chapel
    38 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  14. Historical Museum in Oslo
    39 1 hr 30 min

    Historical Museum in Oslo

    Historisk museum

    The Historical Museum (Historisk museum) is a museum building at Tullinløkka in central Oslo, opened to the public in 1904.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  15. Baitun Nasr Mosque
    40 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  16. Sofienberg Church
    41 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  17. Sagene Church
    42 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  18. Kulturkirken Jakob
    43 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  19. St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery
    44 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  20. Frogner Church
    45 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  21. St Mary's Church
    46 45 min

    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
    • Oslo
  22. Fagerborg Church
    47 30 min

    Fagerborg Church

    Fagerborg kirke

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

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  23. Grønland Church
    48 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  24. Slottskapellet
    49 30 min

    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
    • Oslo
  25. Markus Church
    50 30 min

    Markus Church

    Markus kirke

    Markus Church (Markus kirke) in the St. Hanshaugen borough of Oslo was consecrated in 1927 as the parish church of Markus parish, with entrances from both Schwensens gate (by no.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo

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