Oslo Courthouse (''Oslo tinghus'') is located at C.J. Hambros plass 4 in downtown

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 ...

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. The courthouse houses the two

Oslo District Court Oslo District Court ( no, Oslo tingrett) is a district court located in Oslo, Norway. This court is based at the Oslo Courthouse in the city of Oslo. The court serves the entire city of Oslo and the court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of ...

s; the ''tingrett'' which handles civil and criminal cases, and the ''byfogdembete'' which considers other enforcement cases such as marriages,

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, probate, and official notarization. The postmodern building was designed by Østgaard Arkitekter AS and the architect Terje Grønmo on an assignment from

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. It was completed in 1994. The building's facade as well as much of the interior is primarily granite. The building contains 54 courtrooms and 11 adjudication rooms. The inside of the court building's walls are covered with script of the Laws of the Norwegian people (''Norske Lov''), transposed to demonstrate the difficulty that people have in understanding them.

Gallery

File:OsloTinghus01.jpg, Courthouse entrance File:Oslo Court photo D Ramey Logan.jpg, Courthouse interior File:Oslo tinghus.jpg, Courthouse exterior

References

Buildings and structures in Oslo Courthouses 1994 establishments in Norway {{Norway-struct-stub