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Majorstuen
Majorstuen or Majorstua is a particularly affluent neighbourhood in the Frogner borough in the inner part of Oslo, Norway. Majorstuen is known for its vibrant downtown and especially its shopping area. The area has several elegant townhouses c. 1880–1890. The area is also an important public transport junction in Oslo, where all metro lines, three tram lines and five bus lines operate. It is served by Majorstuen (station), Majorstuen station. The name The neighborhood was named after a well-known public house that was located on the east side of Sørkedalsveien. Dating from the 1700s, the house was named for Captain (armed forces), Captain Michael Wilhelm von Sundt (1679–1753). The last element is the finite form of ''stue'' 'cabin, house with a single room'. There has long been a disagreement about the forms ''Majorstuen'' and ''Majorstua'': ''stuen'' is the articulated form when ''stue'' is treated as a masculine, and ''stua'' is the articulated form when it is treated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majorstuen (station)
Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a tram stop on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough. Majorstuen is shared by all the subway lines, and, being located just after the tunnel entrance, it is the only such station not located underground. Majorstuen was originally the end station for Holmenkollbanen, and remained so until the tunnel to Nationaltheatret Station was completed. After Majorstuen the subway lines split up in three directions. Sognsvannsbanen runs northwards, Holmenkollbanen runs to the northwest while Røabanen and Kolsåsbanen are on a shared track to the west. The station has three platforms. There are two main platforms facing each other. Behind the platform for outbound trains is a bay platform, used for the trains on the west side of Oslo which terminate at Majorstuen. Such trains are not common, they are usually early-morning trains or trains which are retiring for the eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmenkollbanen
The Holmenkollen Line () is an Oslo Metro line which runs between Majorstuen and Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. Operating as Metro Line 1, it is the route with the fewest passengers and the only one still to have level crossings and short station platforms. The line runs mostly through residential areas of detached houses, and the upper parts of the line principally serve the recreational area of Nordmarka. Holmenkollen (station), Holmenkollen Station is located close to Holmenkollen National Arena which hosts international Nordic skiing tournaments. Voksenkollen (station), Voksenkollen Station is not far from Oslo Vinterpark (Winter) and the Oslo Sommerpark (Summer). The line is the oldest one on the metro system, having been opened as a light railway in 1898 by the Holmenkolbanen company. Originally it ran for from Majorstuen (station), Majorstuen Station to Besserud (station), Besserud. In 1916, the line was extended to Tryvann, with the last being used for freight only. In 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Sund
Harald Thorbjørn Sund (February 16, 1876 – April 9, 1940) was a Norwegians, Norwegian architect, artist and illustrator. Architectural career Sund was born at Sund in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sund studied architectural engineering at Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim Technical College (''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt''), graduating in 1897. He studied architecture while traveling through Italy, Belgium and France. He followed with 16 years of study and work in England. From 1916 until from 1937, he established himself as an architect in Oslo, Kristiania (now Oslo).''Norsk kunstnerleksikon'', vol. 4 : Sp-Å, pp. 112–113.''Årsberetning. Foreningen til norske fortidsminnesmerkers bevaring''. 1941. Oslo: Grøndahl & Søns, pp. 3 ff. In collaboration with August Nielsen, the architect and head of planning in Aker Municipality, he designed a number of churches and other buildings throughout Norway during the first years of the 1900s. Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Nielsen
August Bendix Christofer Nielsen (7 May 1877 – 21 February 1956) was a Norwegian architect. August Nielsen was born in the village of Vik, Sømna, Vik in Sømna Municipality in Nordland, Norway. He was a son of politician Sivert Nielsen (1823–1904) and Jonethe Cornelia Falck Heide (1833–1927). He received the name Bendix from his maternal grandfather. In 1910 he married physician's daughter Ella Hassel, who was a sister of Odd Hassel. Nielsen attended Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim Technical College (now Norwegian University of Science and Technology) from 1893 to 1897, and spent the next years as an assistant of architects including Bredo Greve as well as Andreas Bugge, Heinrich Jürgensen and Ingvar Hjorth. During 1903, he conducted study trip to Scotland, England and France. He started his own architect's firm at Oslo, Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1911. He is most associated with the Deichman Library at Schous plass and the entrance portal at F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Else Marie Jakobsen
Else Marie Jakobsen (28 February 1927 – 12 December 2012) was a Norwegian designer and textile artist. Biography Jakobsen was born and raised in Kristiansand, Norway. She graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now Oslo National Academy of the Arts) in 1951. She also studied at a Gobelin tapestry workshop at Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer in the Netherlands during 1950. She was from 1951, both a designer and an artist in the textile industries, At the same time she began to make tapestries. Her debut exhibition was held at the Artists' Association (''Kunstnerforbundet'') at Oslo in 1966. In addition, she was active as a speaker across Norway and in other countries as well. As a textile artist, she won the decoration competition for the University of Bergen science building (90 square meters) as well as the Erkebispegården, Trondheim (30 square meters) and Kristiansand District Court. Else Marie Jakobsen is particularly known for her work on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogner
Frogner is a residential and retail borough in the East End and West End of Oslo, West End of Oslo, Norway, with a population of 59,269 as of 2020. In addition to the original Frogner, the borough incorporates Bygdøy, Uranienborg, Norway, Uranienborg and Majorstua. The borough is named after Frogner Manor, and includes Frogner Park. The borough has the highest real estate prices in Norway. Etymology The borough is named after the old Frogner Manor. The Norse language, Norse form of the name was ''Fraunar'' (plural form), and is likely derived from the word ''frauð'' 'manure' — meaning 'fertilized fields'. (See also Frogn and Tøyen.) English-speaking foreigners may assume the word “Frogner” to be related to the English word frog but these words are not congnates. The word for “frog” in Norwegian is “frosk”. Note that the name is commonly pronounced more closely to “Frong-nair” rather than “Frog-ner”; both are considered acceptable. History The area beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Glosimodt
Erik Waldemar Glosimodt (19 December 1881 – 18 September 1921) was a Norwegian architect. He is best known for drawing many railway stations, among others the preserved Kongsvoll Station. Glosimodt was born in Oslo, Norway. He studied under Herman Major Schirmer at The Royal School in Christiania (now Oslo). He further his architectural education at the Art Academy in Copenhagen under professor Martin Nyrop Martin Nyrop (11 November 1849 18 May 1921) was a Danish architect. Early life and education Nyrop was born on 11 November 1849 at Holmsland Municipality, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, the son of parish priest Christopher Nyrop (1805–1879) and Helen .... As a trained architect, Glosimodt worked with Ole Sverre (1865-1952) from 1904 to 1907. In 1911, he established his own practice in Christiania. Glosimodt died in the Nidareid train disaster (''Nidareid-ulykken'') at the age of 39. References 1881 births 1921 deaths Architects from Oslo Norwegian State Railways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tryvandsbanen
A/S Tryvandsbanen was a Norwegian company that constructed a rail extension nicknamed Tryvandsbanen ("Tryvann Line") of the Holmenkoll Line The Holmenkollen Line () is an Oslo Metro line which runs between Majorstuen and Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. Operating as Metro Line 1, it is the route with the fewest passengers and the only one still to have level crossings and short station ... from Besserud (then Holmenkollen) to Tryvandshøiden station. The company was established 4 January 1912 and opened the Tryvann Line 15 May 1916. Tryvandsbanen was disestablished on 1 January 1920. References 1911 establishments in Norway 1920 disestablishments in Norway Norwegian companies established in 1911 Railway companies established in 1911 Railway companies disestablished in 1920 {{oslo-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
