Only Oslo, Norway

[dexter26]

Looking closer at the Barcode project
(and fjord city development)

A bunch of photos from the so-called Barcode project of many new and modern highrises, a part of the fjord city development - and at a very central location
in the city, close by the central train station area.

These photos are by SSC members Ingenioren and muster and posted in the Norway section of Nordic & Baltic subforum (just tell me if any of
you guys object to the reposting, ok...).

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

A few weeks old, but i love this view from Kongsv. (Yeah, i'm a bastard for using my phone... )


These are from today, however... :

Another core from C is also on 1st floor:


Northside of A:


Crane-porn:


Foundations moving on with B:


Notice the liftsystem being mounted on sides:


More crane-porn:

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

Open day

And then there was open day around this area, this sunday (29.08) and this was also the first time the general public could walk on some new
bridges over the rail tracks going to the Oslo central station.

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

Walking the bridges

Originally Posted by marshol

Adding some more photos here:

Cool reflections:










Happy kid:

[NEWYorker boy]

Wow what a photo, it looks a bit like my city that never sleeps

[dexter26]

Thanks for comment, nobody would ever claim Oslo is N.Y. or anything like it, but we ARE getting basically the most modern skyline of the Scandinavian capitals at least..

Thinking about the (potential) future 20, 30 yrs down the line, having this in mind, makes me happy

[Boogie]

Very interesting thread. Future skyline will be great. I love midrises, they're suit to European cities.

[dexter26]

A few photos mainly from trekearth.com / Oslo gallery.

From the tramway track of the tram to "Jar", showing how suburban Oslo is in
some places



From the Akershus fortress looking at Aker Brygge and towards west side of Oslo



A view in the "interior" areas of Aker Brygge



Another Aker Brygge perspective


One of probably a couple hundred lakes in the forested areas close to Oslo



Winter view of central Oslo



Viking ship museum 1



Viking ship museum 2

[henry hill]

Oslo, wonderful, beautiful city of my dreams. Now grow up. Great pictures. Thank you.

[juancito]

Nice photos!

[Shezan]

very nice scapes

[dexter26]

Yet another photo from the ongoing fjord city project (subsection: Barcode highrises, one of the more interesting developments in central Oslo right now). This is the recently finished Annette Thommessens square/plass, and the bridge is the pedestrian bridge crossing the central station train tracks.

(Photo copyright: Ingenioren SSC member)

[sterock85]

Amazing photos. Bergen is my favourite Norwegian city, but i am yet to visit Oslo

[dexter26]

A few more pics, and finally I'm going to spice the thread up a bit with a youtube vid with some Norwegian/Oslo humor.

A processed/manipulated photo by Frode Skjold showing part of the area Helsfyr, a bit outside the inner city.
(Photo copyright Frode Skjold)
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The classic Norwegian phonebooth (still a few left but becoming more and more obsolete these days).
(Photo copyright emmkayfive)
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Outside the Nobel Peace museum, we find this neon sign with the blinking "s" that changes the word from "laughter" to "slaughter."
(Photo copyright mic in the sky/Michela Castelluccio)
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"The eternal peace flame" that was blessed and lighted by Sri Sri Chinmoy, at Aker Brygge.
(Photo copyright mic in the sky/Michela Castelluccio)
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Wall art visible from Torggata (a street known for, among other things, kebab), the elephant.
(Photo copyright zarepta1)
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To finish off with, I'll add this funny Youtube video.
I really LMAO from seeing it. It's a parody of a tourist PR video, and only made to make Oslo look as bad as it possibly can.

[cashrow5]

nice collection


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[dexter26]

Some really nice places can be found in and around the street Damstredet, in Fredensborg, Oslo. These buildings sort of represent Oslo before the "brick city" started taking shape.

(Photo copyright mklijmij)
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(Photo copyright evbjone)
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(Photo copyright Anne-Sophie Ofrim)
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(Photo copyright fotosolveig)
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(This and next 3 Photos copyright evaberry)
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(Photo copyright Magister_Ludi)
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(Photo copyright giacomofoti)
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Next, I think I'll post a few pics of the nearby similar street, Telthusbakken ("Tent house hill-way").

[dexter26]

Thanks to all visitors for +5000 views finally.

I wouldn't mind many more, and also more comments.

I'll try to get more pics up within a few days, but I'm a bit swamped with activities and work etc. these days. Other Norwegian SSC'ers are welcome to help me out with new photos though (hint hint)!

[dexter26]

Some photos of the street Telthusbakken, a street not too far from the one I covered in my last photo post, and also a bit similar with the small, old houses.

(Photo copyright little.scarlet)
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(Photo copyright NeensB)
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Historical plaque explaining some of the background history of this street
(Photo copyright DietroVetro)
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Overview of a significant part of the street and what the area looks like. The church is Oslo's oldest and was built in the 1100s. The area in the foreground is a sort of "community garden area" only you reserve your plot for several years.
(Photo copyright hildesphotos)
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(Photo copyright Bente00)
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The only slightly larger building in Telthusbakken can be seen here, and the old church is barely visible in the top left.
(Photo copyright miss sophie)



The "community garden" that is right next to this street
(Photo copyright sini.)
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Another view of the church
(Photo copyright VeroPics)
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Overview 2
(Photo copyright anne_v)

[Occit]

I've enjoyed any pic of this thread. I really love Oslo for a great reason: is very genuine, we're talking about the most developed country (in HDI terms) of the world, but we are watching here, not a perfect city but a human city, with good things and bad things, but really pretty and nice! thanks for sharing your photos!

[dexter26]

Another great shot of Oslo from the seaside by SSC member Ingenioren, and this time you can take a look at the current development which extends the Aker Brygge areas - a part of the western central Oslo seaside. Photo copyright Ingenioren @ SSC

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

Panorama with Tjuvholmen from Bygdøynes:

[christos-greece]

Really very nice, great photos from Oslo; i like the project of Barcode highrises

[Tyrone]

Amazing

[dexter26]

Two charming small lighthouses out in the Oslo fjord basin (all pics in this post besides one is from oslosurf.com).

Heggholmen lighthouse, built 1876



Dyna lighthouse, built 1874



Among the ugliest buildings in the city center IMO, the LO building (national workers union):



If you turn around from that eyesore and look the other direction, you're looking up the Torggata
(Photo copyright kjetil_r)
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Classic old boats in front of the Akershus fortress



Queens pub, in a very old building standing close to Oslo Spektrum concert hall and Oslo Plaza.