Travel Reference
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This twin-towered town hall, completed in 1950 to commemorate Oslo's 900th an-
niversary, houses the city's political administration. Something of an Oslo landmark, its
red-brick functionalist exterior is unusual, if not particularly attractive. It's here that the
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on 10 December each year.
Parliament Building
BUILDING
23 31 33 33;
www.stortinget.no
; Karl Johans gate 22;
guided
tours in English 10am & 1pm, in Norwegian 11.30am Jul & Aug, Sat only rest of year)
Built in 1866, Norway's yellow-brick parliament building is one of Europe's more charm-
ing parliaments. If you find yourself really hooked on Norwegian political debate, you can
tune into the live action through the Stortinget website.
