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3 unusual facts about Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo


Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo

In 1579 the then mayor of Oslo, Christen Mule, built a Renaissance building on the ruins of the previous bishop's palace, and in this building King James VI of Scotland married princess Anne of Denmark on November 23, 1589.

The palace was damaged after Swedish attacks in 1523, and after the reformation in 1537 large parts of the palace were torn down.

Oslo Ladegård

Oslo Ladegård, also known as Ladegården or Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo, is a building in Gamlebyen in Oslo, Norway.



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