Gol Stavkirke

Gol stavkirke (stave church) at Norsk Folkemuseum on Bygdøy.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Medieval Battle

The roof of Forsvarsmuseet at Akershus Festning, a brick building from 1860. And a medieval battle in front. I wonder which team owns that tank.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Langgaardsløkken

Main building in the Langgaardsløkken public park at Briskeby, built in 1896 in Neo-Renaissance style (nyrenessansestil).



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Lavetthuset on Hovedøya

Lavetthuset (gun-carriage house) on Hovedøya island, built in 1847-48.



Source: Hovedoya.no

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Silo Rooftop

The 37.75 meter high silo of Bjølsen Valsemølle (no, not the band).



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Lonely Fisherman

Lonely fisherman fishing in Oslofjord by a nice house near Fornebu. The rooftop of Oslo City Hall can be seen in the distance.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Afternoon Moon

Afternoon moon over Bakkehaugen Church, built in 1959 in functionalism style, architect Ove Bang.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

The Pig on the Roof

This building in Oslo has a pig painted on the roof! And it is visible when zooming in on a maps website (here pictured through Google Maps).

The building is called Chateau Neuf. Some cool information from Wikipedia:

• Opened in 1973
• Houses The Norwegian Students' Society (existing since 1813), whose personified patron and coat of arms symbol is 'His majesty The Golden Pig.'

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The building from outside:



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Rooftop Tree

A tree on the roof of Pilestredet Park Studenthus.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Industrial Rooftops

Rooftops of old industrial buildings along Akerselva.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Church Roof

The roof of Gamle Aker kirke, the oldest existing building in Oslo (circa 1100), built over an old silver mine from the Viking age.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Stable Roof

The roof of the stable for police horses in front of Akershus festning.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Oslo Rooftops Top Instagram Photos - week 11

Here are the top liked and commented photos from @oslorooftops stream on Instagram. The reposted photos from the #oslorooftops pool were not considered yet (I need to figure out how to deal with the copyright issues - do I need to contact each person before posting on this website? But some people don't have contact information on their Instagram profiles).

Imposing Rooftop

The imposing rooftop of Norges veterinærhøgskolen at Adamstuen, built in 1936 in neo-baroque style influenced by the neo-classicism of the 1920s, architect Bredo Greve. The school will be moved to Ås and integrated in NMBU (formerly UMB).



Sources:

• Regjeringen.no (PDF)
• NHV.no

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Farm Rooftops

Farm rooftops around Maridalsvannet.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Roof Statue

Beautiful statue on a roof at Egertorget.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Orange Roof

The orange roof of Portalbygget at Fornebu.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Quick as Lightning

Quick as lightning roof climber.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Vækerø gård

Vækerø gård, built in 1880 in neo-gothic style, architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer, formerly owned by the Løvenskiold family. Surrounded by a public park built in English style.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Jenga Roof

The Statoil building at Fornebu looks like Jenga blocks.

Glass Roof

The glass roof of Handelshøyskolen BI (BI Norwegian Business School).



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Full Moon over Rooftops

Full Moon over rooftops, seen from St. Hanshaugen studentby towards north-east.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Roof Door

A roof with a door at Majorstuen t-bane station.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

THIS IS IT

"THIS IS IT" sign on the top of Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (Oslo National Academy of the Arts), created by Gardar Eide Einarsson in 2012, based on the letters from the planned but never realised "This Is It" series of concerts by Michael Jackson.



Sources:

• Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (KHiO) (also shows how the sign was installed)
• Kunst i offentlige rom (KORO)

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Sunset Colors

Beautiful sky over Iladalen Church, consecrated in 1941, architect Ragnar Nilsen, with the altarpiece decorated by Per Vigeland, the son of Emanuel Vigeland.



Source: localhistoriewiki.no

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Roof Snow

Beautiful Nordic neo-baroque (nordisk nybarokk) villa in St. Hanshaugen, on the street Vallegata.



Source: localhistoriewiki.no

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Church Tower

The 80 m tall tower of Uranienborg Church, built in neo-gothic style and consecrated in 1886, with stained glass decorated by the artist Emanuel Vigeland.



Source: Wikipedia

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Bird on the Roof

A bird on a roof on Snarøya (technically not in Oslo, but in the neighboring municipality Bærum).



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Rooftops Sunrise

September sunrise over Majorstuen rooftops.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

English Style

English-style houses on Arendalsgata, built in 1914 as workers apartments for Myrens verksted, architects Morgenstierne & Eide.



Source: localhistoriewiki.no

Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Oslo's Smallest Rooftop?

Oslo's smallest rooftop can be found in the forest.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Foggy Rooftops

Oslo rooftops under fog. The imposing tower of Uranienborg Church can be seen in the distance.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Cupola Roof

Colosseum Kino in Oslo is the largest cinema in Northern Europe and the largest THX cinema in the world.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Oslo Sunset

Beautiful sunset in the end of January in Oslo, seen from the roof of Pilestredet Park Studenthus.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Church Roof

The roof of Fagerborg kirke on a cold winter day.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

High Roof

View from the terrace of the old Opera Software office building.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi

Lonely House

A lonely house seen from the roof of Pilestredet Park Studenthus.



Photo by Alexandru Stanoi