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A food lover's dream filled with specialty stores, cafes and restaurants

Exterior seating and one of several entrances. Several of the stores and eateries in Mathallen have their own seating areas, but it's also possible to buy food from different places and eat it in a food court area right in the middle of the hall. Perfect if you'd like to eat different things!

Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organizations.

The City Hall tower is home to the largest carillon in the Nordics, and one may get married in the Munch Room.

On December 10 (anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death) each year, Oslo City Hall hosts the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in which the annual laureate gives his or her lecture and is awarded the medal and diploma. A podium for the laureate and the Nobel Committee is erected in the far end of the hall for each ceremony. The ceremony is held in this room.

Walkway between meeting rooms.

Meeting room looking out at the Harbor in Oslo.

Various events and ceremonies take place in the building, This particular room in the late 1980's I was inivited to participate in a dinner meeting in this very room with Norwegian friends and business friends in the Hotel Business in Norway.

Same room looking the opposite direction from overlooking the harbor.

Oslo City Hall features epic murals by renowned Norwegian artists whose works depict the country's history.

The art work presented at Oslo City Hall encompasses a wide range of mediums, including vibrant and compelling frescoes, tapestries, sculptures and paintings, all depicting Norwegian history, values and traditions.

The room in which the City Council meets is semi-circular. It is clad in oak and tapestries, the most noticeable of which was designed by the niece of the architect. It depicts St. Hallvard and the seven virtues. The artist hoped the design would remind the city's politicians of ethics and good decision making.

The public art collection of Oslo City Hall is an inspiring reminder to travelers that cultural heritage sites are not just ancient relics but include those of the 21st century

Once you step inside Oslo City Hall, the enormous paintings in brilliant hues on display will enthrall you.

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses".

Art over the entrance wall in the Main Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year.

The building's main hall was decorated by Henrik Sørensen and Alf Rolfsen. The Hall is 93 feet wide, 117 feet long and around 63 feet high. The floor and parts of the walls are clad in marble. The room has a series of wall paintings depicting Norway and Oslo between the wars and also during occupation. They also depict the growth of commercial activity in the city, including the rise of the labor movement. Various monarchs and the city's patron saint, St. Hallvard are also depicted.

Looking out from the front door of the Oslo City Hall

The harbor area in front of the Oslo City Hall where shuttle boats take you around the harbor, to outer islands and to the Fram Museum across the harbor.

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