Royal Palace description and photos - Norway: Oslo (Topic)

Royal Palace description and photos - Norway: Oslo. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Royal Palace.

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The Royal Palace was built in 1825-1848. and currently serves as the residence of the reigning king Harold V. Above the 173-room building, the monarch's standard or the crown prince's flag flutters in gold if the head of state is away.

The entrance to the Palace itself is open only to organized guided tours from 20 July to 15 August. However, everyone can sit on its steps, stroll along Palace Square, watch the changing of the guard and the royal guards in bowlers with a bunch of feathers, dressed in dark blue vests with green shoulder straps.

In front of the Palace there is a bronze equestrian statue of King Charles XIV Johan, after whom the street is named, which originates from the palace doors. During the celebration of Constitution Day (May 17), columns of Norwegians carrying national flags pass a solemn parade on it, and members of the royal family welcome the procession from the balcony of the Palace.

A park with ponds, laid out by the court gardener, is spread around the Royal Palace. King Charles XIV Johan. Oslo residents constantly come here to relax: sunbathe, roller-skate, play badminton and fly kites. Next to the park there is a wooden villa "Grotto", built for the Norwegian poet and public figure Henrik Wergeland in the middle of the 19th century.

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