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In this square, which was the heart of the city as it was built in 1624, you are surrounded by some of Kvadraturen’s oldest buildings.
Style and architecture
Kvadraturen contains buildings from many different architectural periods. Whatever your preference — you’ll likely find it here. Take a walk through several centuries of architectural history.
Sights
1. Style and architecture - Christiania Torv
2. Style and architecture - Wessels plass
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Wessels plass is a treat. Its buildings span many different architectural periods.
3. Style and architecture - Telegrafbygningen and Steen og Strøm
Prinsens gate 20, Kongens gate 23
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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.
4. Style and architecture - Hovedpostkontoret — the General Post Office
Dronningens gate 15
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Hovedpostkontoret is one of Kvadraturen’s landmark buildings. It is a monumental building, erected for a specific purpose.
5. Style and architecture - Grand bank buildings
Kirkegata 14–16–18
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Old Kvadraturen was full of grand bank buildings. The old Centralbanken in Kirkegata is among the most impressive.
6. Style and architecture - Four architectural styles
Intersection Rådhusgata/Kirkegata
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At this intersection between Rådhusgata and Kirkegata, four different architectural stylistic periods come together — four buildings with completely different styles, very typical of Kvadraturen.
7. Style and architecture - Bankplassen
Bankplassen
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Three bank buildings from three different architectural periods surround a square with continental flair.
