Huk is a parkland and a sandy beach (Hukodden) at the furthest south of the

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peninsula west of the city center of

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. The area was acquired by Aker municipality in 1921.

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, ed. (2000).

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(4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 209. The bathing beach is divided into a regular public beach and a

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beach area. The naturist beach is on a shank northwest of Hukodden, formerly the garden of the brush manufacturer

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's second government bought in 2005 a villa with shoreline bordering the public beach at Huk, and in 2006 opened a new public beach there. The villa was later resold but the shoreline is still open for all. Just off the beach area are sculptures, ''Large Arch'' (1963–1969) by

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and ''Icarus'' (1965) and ''Døhlen'' by Anne Sofie Døhlen (1967). The area is accessible by bus number 30 from central Oslo.Bus line 30
www.ruter.no 30 Nydalen-Bygdøy] Huk seen from fjord

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