av Paal Leveraas | mar 25, 2026 | History of Oslo, Oslo, Things to do
Most visitors come to Ekeberg for the view, the sculptures, or a long walk above the city. All of that is reason enough. But Ekeberg is more than a park. It is one of Oslo’s deepest historical landscapes — a place where geology, settlement, war, leisure and art all...
av Paal Leveraas | feb 19, 2026 | Heritage, Museums and Landmarks, Oslo
When you stand at the top of Karl Johans gate and look up toward the Royal Palace, it feels inevitable — as if the city was always meant to culminate here. In reality, the palace was a bold political and urban decision in the 1820s that fundamentally redirected Oslo’s...
av Paal Leveraas | jan 16, 2026 | Heritage, Museums and Landmarks, Oslo
Stensparken is not Oslo’s largest park, nor its most manicured. What it offers instead is something rarer: a layered landscape where everyday recreation rests directly on top of the city’s older, darker, and more practical history. This modest hill on St. Hanshaugen...