Oslo City Hall
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The Oslo City Hall houses the City Council, City administration, and art studios and galleries. The construction started in 1931, but was paused by the outbreak of World War II, before the official inauguration in 1950. Its characteristic architecture, artworks, and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony makes it one of Oslo's most famous buildings. It was designed by Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson.
It is situated in Pipervika in central downtown Oslo. The area was completely renovated and rebuilt to make room for the new City Hall, back in the late 1920's.
In June 2005 it was named Oslo's "structure of the century", with 30.4% of the votes.
Nobel prize for peace is given to the winner on 10th of December each year in Oslo city hall.
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An unknow person flew a small single-engine aircraft between the two city hall towers at 06:00 AM on 17 August 1998. The distance between the towers is around 25 meters. The stunt was claimed to be inspired by a history about a pilot who did this under the celebration of the end of WW II in 1945. [1]
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