Stortorvet

Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri

Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri
Type Townhouse
Status Protected by resolution
County Oslo
Municipality Oslo
Year built 18th century
ID 86005

Stortorvet ('The Grand Plaza') is a square in Oslo, Norway, located west of Oslo Cathedral.

It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget.[1] The building that houses the restaurant Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri is a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site.[2]

The square became an important hub for public transportation with the introduction of the tramway. A balloon loop for the Ekeberg Line was located here until the 1960s.[1] Stortorvet is still served by a station on the Oslo Tramway—Stortorvet—as well as buses.

The so-called Battle of the Square took place here in 1829.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tvedt, Knut Are, ed (2000). "Stortorvet". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 415–416. ISBN 82-573-0815-3. 
  2. ^ "Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=86005. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are, ed (2000). "Torvslaget". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 441. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.