The Royal Palace in Oslo from the front

The Royal Palace in Oslo from the park

The Royal Palace (no:Slottet) in Oslo was built in the first half of the 18th century as the Norwegian residence of Swedish-Norwegian king Charles III (Charles XIV of Sweden) and is used as the official residence of the present Norwegian Monarch. The crown princely couple live in Skaugum Residence in Asker Municipality outside of Oslo, while the three princesses of Norway live on estates in Oslo, Fredrikstad and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 477 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 477 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Slott_noreg_bak_1. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Slott_noreg_bak_1. ... Look up no on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jump to: navigation, search County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... King Charles XIV of Sweden, Charles III of Norway, or domestically Karl XIV Johan and Carl III Johan respectively, Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (January 26, 1763 – March 8, 1844) was born at Pau, France, the son of Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780), procurator at Pau, and Jeanne St. ... Skaugum is the residence of the Crown Prince of Norway and his wife The Crown Princess of Norway. ... County Akershus Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0220 Administrative centre Asker Mayor (2005) Morten Gunnar Strand (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 385 101 km² 97 km² 0. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Jump to: navigation, search County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2003) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiros waterfront and the Morro de Castello from the Ilha das Cobras in 1919 by Harriet Chalmers Adams A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and...

The Swedish-Norwegian Royal Family never used the Palace much, as they did not spend much time in Oslo (then Christiania), and there was a smaller house in the old centre of the city which was preferred as the royal residence of the period. During the reign of Oscar II, Queen Sophia enjoyed long stays in Christiania and used the Palace regularly. When the Swedish king was replaced by the new Norwegian king, Haakon VII, the Palace was for the first time used as a permanent residence. King Haakon VII King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel (August 3, 1872 - September 21, 1957) was the first King of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden in 1905. ...

The palace was designed by the Danish-born architect Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow (1787-1851). The project was initiated in the Norwegian parliament in 1821, the foundation stone was put in place by the king in 1825 and the building was completed in 1849. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

During the reign and recidence of the late Majesty, King Olav V, from 1957 to 1991, the Royal Palace was not renovated or kept up to style, and the present Majesties started a large renovation project, which became criticized because of the amount of spendings needed to bring the Palace up to state. Since public tours began in 2002, the general public has been able to view and appreciate the renovation and splendour the palace now enjoys. Olav V Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The Norwegian Royal Family (with information on the history and architecture of the Royal Palace)