Schafteløkken

Schafteløkken.

Schafteløkken is a building in the neighborhood Elisenberg in the Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway.

It is one of the largest existing wooden building in Oslo, Norway's capital.[1] It was built around 1807 for Andreas Schaft,[2] who had bought the square in front of the building in 1799.[3] He named the square Elisenberg, after his daughter Elise.[3] It is preserved, and mainly used for weddings and other official ceremonials.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Schafteløkken". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 1 September 2010. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Historikk" (in Norwegian). schaftelokken.no. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Kan du Frogner og St. Hanshaugen?". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 13 May 2009. p. 19.

Coordinates: 59°55′15.089″N 10°42′10.958″E / 59.92085806°N 10.70304389°E / 59.92085806; 10.70304389

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