christiania

The correct spelling is "Stortingsbygningen" - The Norwegian Parliament Building

The contemporary spelling is Stortinget/Stortingsbygningen, but the old one is Storthinget, according to Ivar Aasen But of course, for searching Flickr, Stortinget is the best spelling. Here is some more images of Stortinget This photo, btw, is probably taken from Grand Hotel. Here is the relation between these two buildings sorrounding Eidsvolls Plass (square) So this image of Grand Hotel on Karl Johans Gate (usually called Karl Johan), in your collection is taken from Stortinget. And thanks for a super stream and sharing these photos! Please encourage every other library and museum.

Preciosa fotografía!

Also notice the building on the right, it is the Freemasons building in Oslo. 3d

The Parliament building was finished in 1866. The Freemasons building, as mentioned, was build somewhere mid 1890's so the photo was probably taken late 1890's.

Christiania seems to have a long tradition of slightly odd architecture, including things built outward like this one. This was in my contacts' photos just last week: www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/3179720688/

A "stabbur" is a small building made for storage of food. I believe the "outward" style has something to do with keeping mice and rats out of the building.

I would guess that this "stabbur" is located in an outdoor museum located at Bygdøy in Oslo called Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian folk museum). Christiania is an old name of Norways capital Oslo. The museum have, among other things, a collection of old norwegian buildings, and it was founded in 1894. Lú: The Christiania in the picture you are linking to is in Denmark. It's a part of Copenhagen.

Oh well! Carry on :)

This is indeed at the Folkemuseum. I feel a huge urge go there immediately and get a "now" shot from this angle!

A.k.a. Oslo (Oslo was called Christiania until ~1920)

Quite fascinating. Was this re-coloured, or this actually a colour photo from 1890?

Fascinating! The water basin providing foreground interest here was a water reservoir for Oslo (Christiania) in this time. Placed on the highest point in the area, it served water to the surrounding areas of the town.
The photo above must have been taken from the tower of the house of the keeper of the water basin, now simply known as Tårnhuset (The Tower House). Its a kindergarten now.
Here's an image of the house the photo was shot from, with the water reservoir (now just a fountain during summertime) in the foreground:

GerryGray: Go to the set this came from for more info, but generally its an ink-coloured photo.

Trond, what's the view like from that spot today? Do you have a shot that compares?

This is from Grefsen in 2007, which is way higher, but still gives an impression of roughly the same view, only from a bit further away: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrygray/478214500/]