page_title: Oslo City Hall
section_title: Gamle rådhus
hierarchical_section_title: Oslo City Hall / Earlier City Halls / Gamle rådhus
caption_attribution_description: English: The former city hall, Oslo, Norway Norsk bokmål: Det gamle rådhuset i Oslo, Nedre Slottsgate 1. Oppført 1641; nåværende utseende etter ombygging 1917 - arkitekt Lars Backer.
context_page_description: Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed between 1931 and 1950, with an interruption during the Second World War. It was designed by architects Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson. The building is located in the city center, in the northern part of the Pipervika neighbourhood, and it faces Oslofjord.
  Oslo City Hall is built of red brick and has two towers, one 63 meters tall and other 66 meters tall. The bricks used are larger than what was typical at the time of construction, but are roughly the same size as bricks used in the Middle Ages. The bricks - measuring approximately 27,5 x 13 x 8,5 cm - were produced by Hovin Teglverk in Oslo. The eastern tower has a set of 49 bells. Various events and ceremonies take place in the building, including the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony which takes place every December.
context_section_description: In 1624, all of old Oslo burnt to the ground.  King Christian IV decided that the city should not be rebuilt at the same location and instead be built to the north of Akershus Fortress. The new city had wide streets at right angles.  Building space for a town hall was made available between Rådhusgaten and Øvre Slottsgate.  What is today referred to as the old City Hall (Gamle rådhus) was finished in 1641.  The building still exists at Nedre Slottsgate 1.  The building fell into decay and by 1733 a building at Rådhusgaten 7 was selected to be a new City Hall.
  By the 1800s the building was too small and the growing administration moved to various premises across the city.
  Architectural competitions were held in 1876 and 1898 for a new building at Hammersborg, but the plans were never carried out due to a lack of funds.
caption: Gamle rådhus, Oslo's former City Hall
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