Solli plass, pronounced /su:li/ or /suli/, /plas/ or /pɽas/, also called Lapsetorvet, is a square in
Oslo
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,
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, located southwest of
Slottsparken and the
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The square is elliptical in shape. In the southwest lies the
National Library of Norway
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Prior to the e ...
. Further east are several commercial buildings, and the headquarters of the
Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises. In the northwest is found the former building of
Oslo Lysverker. There are two
public park
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s in the area, Hydroparken in the west and the tiny
Sommerroparken in the north.
The name stems from the property Solli, intact from 1716 to 1822. The last owner was
Claus Pavels; after him the property was divided. The name Solli plass came to be in 1885.
The square is served by a station on the
Oslo Tramway
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—
Solli—as well as buses.
References
Squares in Oslo
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