Uranienborg is a neighborhood in the borough of Frogner in

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History

Originally a rural area in the former municipality Aker, it was incorporated into the city of Christiania (later Oslo) in 1859. The property used to have a wonderful view, and it was therefore named after the famous observatory Uranienborg at the island of

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. It received public transport with the Briskeby Line. From 1988 to 2004 it formed the borough ''Uranienborg-Majorstuen'' together with

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; in 2004 it was incorporated into Frogner borough.

Uranienborg Park

Uranienborg is the site of Uranienborgparken, the park where Uranienborg Church is located. The park contains a bronze statue of the Lutheran church reformer Hans Nielsen Hauge. The church is noted for its interior design by architect Arnstein Arneberg and for its stained glass by the artist

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.''Uranienborg kirke'' (Architecture in Oslo - Kunnskapsforlaget, 1999)
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References

External links

Uranienborg ChurchUranienborg School
Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub