Stortorvet (Oslo)
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square, marketplace
Stortorvet ('The Grand Plaza') is a square in Oslo, Norway, located west of Oslo Cathedral.
It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget.
The square became an important hub for public transportation with the introduction of the tramway. A balloon loop for the Ekeberg Line was located here until the 1960s. Stortorvet is still served by a station on the Oslo Tramway—Stortorvet—as well as buses.
The so-called Battle of the Square took place here in 1829.
It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget.
The square became an important hub for public transportation with the introduction of the tramway. A balloon loop for the Ekeberg Line was located here until the 1960s. Stortorvet is still served by a station on the Oslo Tramway—Stortorvet—as well as buses.
The so-called Battle of the Square took place here in 1829.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stortorvet
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°54'45"N 10°44'42"E
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- Langgata 308 km
- Stockholm Fair 415 km
- Scandinavias biggest Steam Fair and auto jumble sale 437 km
- Giraffen 487 km
- Sparhallen 511 km
- K-Citymarket 604 km
- Parpansali 604 km
- Market Place 640 km
- Mažeikiai marketplace 790 km
- Regjeringskvartalet - Government Quarter 0.3 km
- Pilestredet Park 0.9 km
- Our Savior's Cemetery (Vår Frelsers gravlund) 0.9 km
- Operatunnelen, Festning Tunnellen segment 0.9 km
- Slottsparken - Palace Park 1.1 km
- Dronningsparken 1.2 km
- Aker Brygge 1.2 km
- Pipervika 1.3 km
- Uranienborg 1.6 km
- Majorstuen 2.2 km