The Royal Palace in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French-born King Charles III John, who reigned as king of Norway and Sweden. The palace is the official residence of the current Norwegian monarch while the Crown Prince resides at Skaugum in Asker west of Oslo.
View of the front facade
King Haakon VII, the first monarch to permanently reside at the palace
Royal Guardsmen in front of the Royal Palace
Aerial view of the Royal Palace and the surrounding park
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021.
Image: Bjørvika Oslo, Norway 2020 12 23
Image: "Streifzug" mit der Kamera durch Oslo. 04
Image: Damstredet, Oslo, Norway (2022.07.15)
Image: IMG 0911 Nationalteateret stasjon i Oslo