Royal Palace
Henrik Ibsens Gate 1, 10 Oslo, Norway
Description:
The Royal Residence is at the top of the Carl Johan Gate, home to Her Majesty King Harald V and Queen Sonja.
The neoclassical building with a plastered brick facade was completed in 1849. On all sides, the palace surrounds the Royal Palace Park and includes lawns, majestic trees, small ponds and statues. The changing of the guard takes place every day at 13:30. And the service in the Palace Chapel on Sundays at 11.00.
The Royal Palace is open to tourists in the summer. Entrance is via Slottsgården from the west (back) side of the Royal Palace. Each tour lasts about one hour.
If you choose a guided tour, it will take visitors through some of the most beautiful state rooms of the Royal Palace: the dressing room, the King’s office, the Council Hall, the White Living Room, the King Haakon VII Suite, the upper lobby, the bird room, the mirror room, the family dining room, a small ceremonial hall, and you can also see the Hall, the Grand Hall and the Banquet Hall.