Stortinget - Parliament of Norway (Oslo)

Norway / Buskerud / Oslo / Karl Johans gate
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The Storting (Stortinget, literally "The Great Thing/Assembly") is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. It sits in the Storting building which was completed in 1866 and was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet.

The Storting has 169 members and is unicameral, but is divided into two departments in legislative matters. After elections the Storting elects a quarter of its membership to form the Lagting a sort of "upper house", with the remaining three quarters forming the Odelsting or "lower house". The division is also used on very rare occasions in cases of impeachment.

www.stortinget.no/english/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stortinget
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Coordinates:   59°54'46"N   10°44'24"E
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