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, southwest of Slottsparken and the

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and west of the National Theatre. It was originally named ''Triangelplassen'' ('The Triangle Square'), but was renamed in 1962 after 7 June 1905, the day when the Union between Sweden and Norway was declared dissolved by the Norwegian government. In the southern end of the square is found the entrance to the

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. At the square is the famous statue of

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—who returned to the country on 7 June 1945 from his exile imposed due to the 1940–1945 German occupation of Norway—sculpted by

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. The

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passes north of the square, and it is within walking distance of Nationaltheatret Station. Directly below it, underground, is Nationaltheatret Railway Station. ''VM-paviljongen'' was placed on this square before and during the

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