Oslo’s City Hall

The Oslo City Hall

The Oslo City Hall is an imposing brick building with two towers, where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented each year. The Oslo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic monument, a symbol of the town.

The place of the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize

The Oslo City Hall, the Rådhus, is one of the most emblematic monuments of the town. This imposing red brick building, inaugurated in the middle of the twentieth century and recognisable by its two high towers, stands facing the fjord. It is famous throughout the world for being the place where the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize is presented each year, in December, during a solemn ceremony. Inside, its vast halls are adorned with monumental frescoes retracing the history and the life of Norway. A symbol of democracy and the identity of Oslo, the City Hall is a major building of the capital.

What to see

You admire the imposing red brick building with two high towers, facing the fjord, and its vast halls adorned with monumental frescoes on the history of Norway; it is here that the Nobel Peace Prize is presented each year. The City Hall is an emblematic monument of Oslo. It is a major stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Oslo City Hall lies facing the fjord, in the heart of the town, reachable on foot and by public transport. You admire its façade from outside; the interior can generally be visited according to its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Why is the Oslo City Hall famous?

Because it is here that the Nobel Peace Prize is presented each year; this imposing brick building with two towers, facing the fjord, also shelters monumental frescoes on the history of Norway.

Where is the Oslo City Hall?

Facing the fjord, in the heart of Oslo, in Norway.