Style and architecture - Wessels plass

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Wessels plass is a treat. Its buildings span many different architectural periods.

Wessels plass is where four of Kvadraturen’s main streets meet — Stortingsgata, Akersgata, Prinsens gate and Nedre Vollgate — and you are now surrounded by the city’s history, no matter which way you look.

Stortinget - Parliament of Norway

Frimurerlosjen - Freemason-building

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Next sight on the Style and architecture walking tour is Telegrafbygningen and Steen og Strøm.

1/5 Style and architecture - Telegrafbygningen and Steen og Strøm 

Style and architecture - Telegrafbygningen and Steen og Strøm 

Telegrafbygningen, literally the Telegraph Building, completed in the Baroque Revival style in 1924, stands shoulder to shoulder with the luxurious Art Deco department store  Steen og Strøm, dating back to 1930. 

Style and architecture - Hovedpostkontoret — the General Post Office 

Hovedpostkontoret is one of Kvadraturen’s landmark buildings. It is a monumental building, erected for a specific purpose. 

Style and architecture - Grand bank buildings 

Old Kvadraturen was full of grand bank buildings. The old Centralbanken in Kirkegata is among the most impressive. 

Style and architecture - Four architectural styles 

At this intersection between Rådhusgata and Kirkegata, four different architectural stylistic periods come together — four buildings with completely different styles, very typical of Kvadraturen. 

Style and architecture - Bankplassen

Three bank buildings from three different architectural periods surround a square with continental flair. 