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Fagerborg
Fagerborg is a neighbourhood in the St. Hanshaugen borough in Oslo, Norway. Located at the northwestern end of the borough, it is bounded by Majorstua in Frogner in the west, by Marienlyst in the north, by Adamstuen and Bolteløkka in the east, and by Bislett in the south. Architecture The buildings are varied, and consist of a mixture of villas and row houses from the period 1880–1920, townhouses from the 1920s, a number of apartment buildings from the 1880-1890s and newer apartment buildings. The western part of the area is dominated by Jessenløkken, apartment buildings from the years 1919–1922 in the area of Suhm Street - Kirkeveien (Ring 2) - Gørbitz' street - Jacob Aall Street, and consists of a total of 37 apartment buildings, built in Scandinavian Neo-baroque. Park Stensparken is a grassy height in Fagerborg in St. Hanshaugen in Oslo. The height is elongated and the foundation consists of nodular limestone. The southern part of the hill is cultivated as a park, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fagerborg Church
Fagerborg Church (''Fagerborg kirke'') is located south of Stensparken at Fagerborg in Oslo, Norway. The building Construction of the church began in 1901 and was completed in 1903. The church was consecrated on 22 December 1903 by Bishop Anton Christian Bang. The structure is a three-aisled church built of brick, with constructive joints made of quarried granite and has 480 seats. The church is in neo-Gothic style with elements of Jugendstil and built in granite from Skjeberg. The church was redecorated inside for the 50th anniversary in 1953. On this occasion, the church received new chandeliers designed by architect Harald Hille. The church is built to a design by architect Hagbarth Martin Schytte-Berg (1860-1944), after a competition in which 54 entries were submitted. The style church is the result of art nouveau treatment of the historic eclecticism. The basic features are derived from the Neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic, but filtered through the Jugendstil styled shapes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter (RRA) is a Norwegian architecture, landscape architecture, and design firm based in Oslo. Founded by Reiulf Ramstad in 1995, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter is an independent architectural studio with a high level of expertise and a distinct ideology. The firm is focused on interlacing a strong conceptual approach with experience from past accomplished projects. With offices in Oslo, Norway as well as in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter is internationally known for its high degree of diverse assignments. The projects are geographically spread and take place in a manifold of contexts, from compact urban locations to dramatic and uncultivated landscapes. Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter portfolio contains commissions with huge contrasts in relation to scale, context, budget, and demands of function. The architecture studio has extensive experience with smaller residential projects as well as large planning proposals, considerate landscape int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolteløkka
Bolteløkka is a neighbourhood in the borough St. Hanshaugen in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ..., Norway. The neighbourhood is named after proprietor David Bolt. The Bolteløkka primary school was finished in 1898. References Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Keilhau
Carl Keilhau (25 July 1919 – 20 December 1957) was a Norwegian author, poet and journalist. Biography Carl Keilhau was born at Oslo, Norway. He was the son of librarian Wollert Keilhau and Anna Mathilde Østvold. He attended Fagerborg Upper Secondary School (1935-1938). He worked as journalist for the newspapers ''Dagbladet'', ''Verdens Gang'' and ''Morgenbladet ''Morgenbladet'' is a Norwegian weekly, newspaper, covering politics, culture and science. History ''Morgenbladet'' was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg. The paper is the country's first daily newspaper; however, Adresseavi ...'', and was known under his pen name "Pirat". He made his literary debut in 1947 with the poetry collection ''Over broen''. Among his other poetry collections are ''Vi kan ikke flykte'' from 1952, ''Nocturne'' from 1955, and ''Konsert i november'' from 1957. He was awarded the Sarpsborgprisen literature prize in 1951. References 1919 births 1957 deaths 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Nilsen
Rudolf William Nilsen (28 February 1901 – 23 March 1929) was a Norwegian poet and journalist. Early life He was born in the district of Vålerenga in Kristiania (present-day Oslo), on 28 February 1901,Tilbake på stengrunn and was raised at the nearby neighborhood of / Grønland in the same city. Writing and political life Rudolf Nilsen's first published work was the collection of poetry ''På stengrunn'' (1925), which was followed by ''På gjensyn'' (1926). Many of his poems were of political nature, while others were romantic or about the contemporary life in Osl ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Holm (actor)
Henrik Holm (born 12 September 1995) is a Norwegian actor and model. He is best known for his portrayal of Even Bech Næsheim in the third and fourth seasons of the teen drama series, '' Skam''. Holm also played a role in the television series '' Halvbroren'' (The Half-Brother) in 2013. Holm won the ''Gullruten'' Audience Award for his character, Even, along with co-star Tarjei Sandvik Moe Tarjei Sandvik Moe (born 24 May 1999) is a Norwegian actor. He rose to fame with his portrayal of Isak Valtersen, the main character in the third season of Norwegian teen drama series ''Skam (TV series), Skam''. His acting, and the third season ...'s character Isak Valtersen. The Gullruten ceremony also awarded Best TV Moment of the Year to the ''Skam'' season 3 scene "O Helga Natt", in which Moe and Holm starred. Personal life Holm dated Instagram personality Lea Meyer from 2016 to 2020. Filmography Film Television Theater Awards References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Erik Vold
Jan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "''Profil'' generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine ''Profil''. Throughout his career as an artist, he has had the ability to reach the public, both with his poetry and his political views. He has contributed greatly to the renewal of Norwegian poetry, and created interest in lyrical poetry. Jan Erik Vold is currently living in Stockholm. He was born in Oslo, the son of journalist Ragnar Vold. Career He has won numerous awards, including the 1965 Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for his literary début, ''Mellom speil og speil''; Gyldendal's Endowment in 1968; the Aschehoug Prize in 1981; the Brage Prize for Poetry in 1993 and Honorary Award in 1997; the Gyldendal Prize in 2000; the Anvil Award in 2004; and he was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1979 and 1999. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Næss
Kate Næss (30 July 1938 – 15 July 1987) was a Norwegian poet and translator. She was born in Oslo, and was married to theatre director Janken Varden. She made her literary debut in 1962 with the poetry collection ''Billedskrift''. Later collections were ''Mørkerommet'' from 1964 and ''Blindgjengere'' from 1969. She was among the pioneers of Club 7 in Oslo, and is credited for inventing the name of the club. Poet Jan Erik Vold Jan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "''Profil'' generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine ''Profil''. Throughout his care ... has labeled her the "secret queen of the sixties". References Further reading * * * 1938 births 1987 deaths Writers from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian translators Norwegian women poets 20th-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-translator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paal Brekke
Paal Brekke (17 September 1923 – 2 December 1993) was a Norwegian lyricist, novelist, translator of poetry, and literary critic. Brekke fled from occupied Norway to Sweden in 1940, when he was 17 years old. He made his literary debut in 1942, with the poetry collection ''Av din jord er vi til'' (From thy soil we exist). His first novel was ''På flukt'' (On the run, 1946). Brekke has been called the father of modernism in Norway. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1972 for the poetry collection ''Aftenen er stille'' (Quiet is the evening). He received the Dobloug Prize in 1981. Biography As a young refugee Brekke became familiar with modern Swedish poetry. He returned to Norway in 1945, and issued the collection ''Jeg gikk så lange veier'' (1945). The novel ''På flukt'' (1946) is describing a failed attempt to reach England during the war. Later collections are ''Skyggefektning'' (1949), and ''Løft min krone, vind fra intet'' (1957). Brekke's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Bjerke
Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine. Bjerke was known as a prominent proponent of the Riksmål language during the Norwegian language struggle, and of anthroposophy, especially in the 1950s and launched a magazine, ''Ordet'', in the same period. Several of Bjerke's poems have been set to music by Marcus Paus. Background Bjerke was born at Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were the author Ejlert Bjerke and Karin (Svensson) Bjerke. He was the cousin of author Jens Bjørneboe (1920-1976). His debut was in 1940 with a collection of poems, ''Syngende Jord''. Mystery novels and short stories His mystery novels were influenced by his interest in psychoanalysis. His first mystery novel, ''Nattmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Jacobsen (poet)
Rolf Jacobsen (8 March 1907 – 20 February 1994) was a Norwegian writer. Jacobsen could be said to be the first modernist writer in Norway. Jacobsen's career as a writer spanned more than fifty years. He is one of Scandinavia’s most distinguished poets, who launched poetic modernism in Norway with his first book, ''Jord og jern'' in 1933. Jacobsen's work has been translated into over twenty languages. The central theme in his work is the balance between nature and technology – he was called "the Green Poet" in Norwegian literature. Youth Rolf Jacobsen was born in Oslo (then called Kristiania), as the son of Martin Julius Jacobsen (1865–1944), who had completed both medical and dental school, and Marie (Nielsen) Jacobsen (1880–1953) a nurse. At the age of six he moved with his family to Åsnes, where Martin Jacobsen had obtained a post as a school dentist. Rolf was educated by his mother, who had completed one year of teacher's training. In 1920 he moved to Oslo and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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