Oslo Opera House
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opera house in Oslo, Norway
Key facts
- Type
- The arts complex
- Architectural style
- Contemporary
- Location
- Oslo , Norway
- Opened
- 12 April 2008
- Client
- Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property
- Owner
- Oslo Municipality
- Structural system
- Flat "iceberg" shape with inclined, white lines
- Architect
- Snøhetta
- Awards and prizes
- World Architecture Festival Cultural Award in 2008 and European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2009.
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Official website
Operaen.no
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tourist attraction
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Oslo Municipality
- Owned by
- Oslo
- Location
- Oslo
- Official website
- www.operaen.no
- Image
- Full Opera by night.jpg
- Significant event
- foundation stone laying ceremony
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- Commons category
- Oslo Opera house
- architect
- Snøhetta
- inception
- 2008-00-00
- date of official opening
- 2008-04-12
- commissioned by
- Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property
- architectural style
- postmodern architecture
- maximum capacity
- 1964
- structure replaces
- Nylands mekaniske verksted
- capital cost
- 4356000000
- inspired by
- iceberg
- postal code
- 0150
- street address
- Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
The Oslo Opera House (Norwegian: Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera house in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It is operated by Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property, the government agency which manages property for the Norwegian government. The structure contains 1,100 rooms in a total area of 49,000 m (530,000 sq ft). The main auditorium seats 1,364 and two other performance spaces can seat 200 and 400. The main stage is 16 m (52 ft) wide and 40 m (130 ft) deep. The angled exterior surfaces of the building are covered with marble from Carrara, Italy and white granite and make it appear to rise from the water. It is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Nidaros Cathedral was completed circa 1300.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oslo Opera House” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.