Description of the attraction
The Royal Palace was built in the years 1825-1848. and currently serves as the residence of the reigning King Harold V. Above the 173-room building, the monarch's gold-trimmed standard or the crown prince's flag, if the head of state is away, flutters over the 173-room building.
The entrance to the Palace itself is only open for guided tours from 20 July to 15 August. However, everyone can sit on its steps, stroll along the Palace Square, watch the changing of the guard and the royal guards in bowlers with a bunch of feathers, dressed in dark blue vests with green shoulder straps.
In front of the Palace there is a bronze equestrian statue of King Karl XIV Johan, after whom the street is named, which originates from the palace doors. During the celebration of Constitution Day (May 17), it is on it that columns of Norwegians carrying national flags pass in a solemn parade, and members of the royal family welcome the procession from the balcony of the Palace.
Around the Royal Palace is a park with ponds, laid out by the court gardener of King Charles XIV Johan. Oslo residents constantly come here to relax: sunbathe, roller-skate, play badminton and fly kites. Near the park there is a wooden villa “Grotto”, built for the Norwegian poet and public figure Henrik Wergeland in the middle of the 19th century.
