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The old East Railway Station of Oslo (Østbanestasjonen in Norwegian and colloquially referred to as Østbanen and later Oslo Ø) is today the older section of a larger railway station known as Oslo Sentralstasjon (or Oslo S). The first East Railway station was built according to drawings by the architects Heinrich E. Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The red brick station building still stands, but it was built into the Central Station minus its original tower and first train hall. After the Østfold Railway was opened in 1879, the station had to be expanded. The train hall was enlarged, and its orientation was changed to face the harbor and Jernbanetorget. Two new wings featuring plastered brick were built using the designs of architect and city conductor Georg Andreas Bull, who had previously designed Vestbanestasjonen. The building has a Neo-Renaissance façade. The expanded East Railway Station was completed in 1882. Most of the building is still intact, but this portion of the train hall, which was expanded in the 1970s and '80s is now used as a shopping center.

Information from: no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_sentralstasjon

Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 with a metropolitan population estimated at 1,546,706 in 2021.

During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honor of the king. It became a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on January 1, 1838. The city functioned as the capital of Norway during the 1814-1905 union between Sweden and Norway. From 1877, the city's name was spelled Kristiania in government usage, a spelling that was adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897, although 'Christiania' was also used. In 1925, the city was renamed Oslo.

Oslo is the economic and governmental center of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important hub for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe.

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Taken in: Norway / Oslo County / Basarhallene (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 2023

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