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Sep 3, 2016 · These massive murals on the first floor of Oslo City Hall illustrate the history of Norway of the first part of the 20th century. In this hall, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held annually on December 10.
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- Dolk, 'Priest' WHERE: Near Torggata 11, 0181, Oslo, Norway. One of Norway’s most recognizable street artists, Dolk, hails from Bergen, about 460 km west of Oslo.
- Phlegm, 'Crocodile' WHERE: Brenneriveien 9, 0182, Oslo, Norway. Hailing from the United Kingdom, Phlegm brings a distinctly illustrative and comic book sensibility to his street art.
- HaMa, 'Untitled' WHERE: Holsts gate 2, 0473, Oslo, Norway. Oslo-based stencil artist HaMa focuses primarily on communicating the ways humans interact with nature.
- Pastel, 'Nelu' WHERE: Ringgata 1A, 0577, Oslo, Norway. Strategically painted beside the Toyen Botanical Garden, this work of art by Argentinian street artist Pastel depicts the garden’s fauna which Pastel describes as being from all over the world and “adapted to survive in this garden.”
Huge murals in Oslo’s City Hall illustrate Norway’s history, from its rural beginnings and traditional industries (seafaring, farming, and mining) to Nazi occupation and the country’s heroic underground resistance — which is the focus of the Norwegian Resistance Museum in Akershus Fortress.
Oslo City Hall (Norwegian: Oslo rådhus) houses the city council, city administration, and art studios and galleries. The construction started in 1931, but was paused by the outbreak of World War II, before the official inauguration in 1950.
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The Oslo City Hall was built after drawings by Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson, architects during the 1930s, and opened in 1950. The Rådhushallen and the three galleries on the second floor are adorned with murals painted by contemporary renowned Norwegian artists: Alf Rolfsen, Alex Revold , Per Krogh and Åge Storstein.
