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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.

I just did a little google search on this amazing building and found a replica built in Minot, North Dakota USA. www.norskwoodworks.com/golstave.shtml -- Seen in your Photochrom Travel Views set. (?)

And actually the Norwegian spelling would be "Gol stavkirke", and it is not located in Oslo, but in a city called "Gol"

This is the church from Gol, but it was moved to Oslo (Christiania) in 1884, to be a part of King Oscar II's outdoor museum, now called Norsk folkemuseum (Norwegian folk museum). You can read more about it here: www.norskfolkemuseum.no/en/Exhibits/The-Open-Air-Museum/O... And here: www.norskfolkemuseum.no/en/Stories/Set-1/The-Stave-Church/

Hi, this photo is being discussed in one of the projects in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!

Gol does have it's own stavekirke now, which, bizarrely, is a copy of this one, that was built in the 1990s.

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/]