Oslo Walking Tour 3:00 am and 22 audio reviews

You are now following the Langkaia promenade and you must be wondering what this strange glass sculpture is floating offshore. It is a work by the Italian artist Monica Bonvicini, named She Lies (translate “She Lies”).

The pretty typical house that makes the corner is the famous café Engebret. This is the oldest café in town! Still in activity since 1857, it still retains the name of its creator.

This hand pointing something at the center of the fountain tells you that you are where it all started. Or where it all started again. It was here that the Norwegian Danish king Christian IV decided to have the city rebuilt after the great fire of 1624.

You arrive at the foot of one of the most important places of the capital, its fortress of Akershus. The entrance is free and allows you to walk freely around the citadel, enjoying beautiful views of the fjord and the city.

You can take advantage of the statue of Franklin Roosevelt, well-settled facing the port and the bay of Oslo, to admire some of the views. And if you were wondering why there was a statue of the American president there, know that it was inaugurated in 1950, following his speech “Look to Norway” in which he praised the courage of the Norwegian resistance during the Second World War.

In front of the City Inn is the port of Oslo, where ferries and many marine excursions depart. You see the beautiful three mast sailing boats and the original statue of the diver who seems to be about to jump into the water with his oxygen cylinders!

You are now on the very pleasant promenade along the docks in the Aker Brygge district. It takes its name from the old Aker shipyards and mechanical workshops that occupied the place for more than a century!

The beautiful building that now stands before you with its veil-shaped glass roof is the new Museum of Modern Art in Oslo, the Astrup Fearnley Museum.

You’ve been seeing so many restaurants since you’ve been in the Aker Brygge area that it’s high time you did a little food. You don’t need me to explain that salmon is Norway’s flagship ingredient!

You are now in front of the Nobel Peace Centre. This museum is part of the network of Nobel institutions, managed by the Swedish Foundation. It is housed in the old Oslo railway station remodeled for the occasion. Inaugurated in 2005, in the presence of the royal families of Norway and Sweden, the centre presents a museum on the Nobel Peace Award and the ideals it conveys.

You are now in front of the impressive Oslo City Inn, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks! It is the administrative and political headquarters of the capital. Its architecture may be sober, but it does not go unnoticed!

Now you are facing the beautiful neoclassical facade of the Oslo National Theatre. Built in the late 19th century by architect Henrik Bull, the theatre was the most important stage in the country for more than a century.

You now have before you the beautiful Royal Palace of Oslo. It is the official residence of the Royal Family of Norway and one of the main monuments of the capital.

The complex of buildings you see on your left is the historic University of Oslo. It is the oldest and largest higher education institution in Norway.

You noticed, certainly slightly intertwined, that the public toilets in the park formed the French flag. In addition, they are called Freedom-Equality-Brotherhood. Well, it’s a gift from France, given in Oslo to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its constitution.

This imposing round yellow brick building is the Stortinget, that is, the Parliament of Oslo. It was built in 1866 following the establishment of the Storting, by the Norwegian constitution of 1814. At Check-out this brand new Parliament sits at Christiana Cathedral School and does not necessarily want to build a new building.

This is the famous Domkirke, Oslo Cathedral, also known as the Church of Our Saviour. So I grant you, this is not the most spectacular cathedral you have ever seen. It must be said that there are two three rather strong ones on earth.

Here you are in front of Oslo Central Station, in the heart of the capital, facing one of its most photographed monuments: its famous tiger. This 4.5 meter long bronze statue was donated to the city in 2000 by a real estate group, to celebrate the first millennium of Oslo.

You have before you the new public library in Oslo, the Deichman bibliotek. Yes, it’s the same in Norwegian and it’s even more simply written than in French.

Seeming to emerge from the water like an iceberg in the middle of the fjord, here is the famous Oslo Opera. Conceived in the idea that if you can climb a mountain, you can climb a building, the Opera House offers you an ascent on its roof thanks to light slopes in bright white marble.

The ascent to the top of the Opera allowed you to admire the city from various perspectives. Moving around the roof, the changing panoramic view seems to want to make you the introductions with the Norwegian capital.

Another monument, to say the least original, is the new Munch Museum. After the death of the famous Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in 1944, the city of Oslo inherited a very nice gift: all the works of the artist still in its possession.