Explore Oslo
Opening hours, prices and tickets for places worth your time.
The Royal Palace is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch, completed in 1849 at the top of Karl Johans gate to designs by Hans Linstow. Visitors see the Neoclassical facade, the equestrian statue of Charles XIV John on the Palace Square and the changing of the guard, and walk in the Palace Park; the interior opens only for guided tours in summer.
Free entryNo ticket needed
Oscarshall is a neo-Gothic summer palace above the Frognerkilen inlet on Bygdøy, built from 1847 to 1852 by the Danish architect Johan Henrik Nebelong for King Oscar I and Queen Joséphine. Norwegian artists of the period, among them Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, decorated its rooms, and the restored romantic park runs down to the water.
Official site
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