Kontraskjæret is an area in

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History

Kontraskjæret is proximate to the

Akershus Fortress Akershus Fortress (, ) or Akershus Castle ( ) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the ...

, and was the location for

outwork An outwork is a minor fortification built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), flèches and caponier A caponier is a type of defensive structur ...

s for Escarpe du Nord ( Contre éscarpe), part of the fortifications from early 1600s. The outworks were demolished in the 19th century. The area had

stable A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed. Styles There are many different types of stables in use tod ...

s for the artillery and cavalry from the 1860s. In the early 1900s, there were plans for designing an Opera house at Kontraskjæret. In 1927, the Skansen restaurant, designed by Lars Backer, was raised at Kontraskjæret. The restaurant was regarded as the first functionalist building in Norway, and was demolished in 1970. The site has further been used for exhibitions, circus and tivoli.

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