Posthuset (known until 2000 as Postgirobygget) is a commercial
building
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located at Biskop Gunnerus' gate 14 in the city center of
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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Norway
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The building was designed by Norwegian architect Rolf Christian Krognes and first constructed in 1975. It has 26 floors and at 111 meter in height, is the second tallest building 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 ...
. In 2003, the building was thoroughly revamped: seven floors were added and the building was split in two towers. After the revamp, ''
Aftenposten'' newspaper moved into the building.
Posthuset is the property of the Norwegian state-owned real estate company,
Entra Eiendom AS. The building serves, among other things, as the home office for the Norwegian postal service,
Posten Norge
Posten Norge () is the name of the Norwegian postal service. The company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications had a monopoly until 2016 on distribution of letters weighing less than 50g throughout the country. There a ...
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References
Buildings and structures in Oslo
1975 establishments in Norway
Office buildings in Norway
Skyscraper office buildings
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