Olaf Ryes plass
Olaf Ryes plass (lit. "Olaf Rye's Square") is a square and park placed centrally in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. It is more or less square in shape.
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History
The area belonged to the municipality of Aker until 1858, when it was incorporated into Christiania (Oslo).[1] It was an open area which was bought by the municipality from Thorvald Meyer in 1863. In 1864 it received its name; the namesake was the military leader Olaf Rye. It was made into a park in 1890. The park has a bust monument of Eilert Sundt, raised in 1892, and a fountain was added some years later.[2] Other major parks in the area are Birkelunden, Sofienberg Park, and Tøyen Park.
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The park is surrounded by four streets as well as housing three and four storeys tall, mostly built in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. The three-storey housing was built first. Among the most notable inhabitants of these buildings were the young Edvard Munch from 1882 to 1883.[2]
Already in 1875 Johan Cordt Harmens Storjohann took the initiative to raise a gospel hall adjacent to the park; it was converted to a school in 1880, a church between 1917 and 1938, and later a women's hostel until 1985. The building is called Hauges Minde, named after lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge.[2] In 1907 the stage theatre Grünerløkkens Folketheater was opened in a building adjacent to the park, renamed Grünerløkkens Verdenstheater five years later. The theatre was reconstructed and expanded in the years 1918–1922; upon the reopening it had its name changed to Parkteatret. In 1932, the building was adorned by the architect Paul Ansteinsson. From 1926 to 1991 that building also featured a movie theatre.[3]
Transport
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Location | Grünerløkka, Oslo Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59.9231°N 10.7592°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Grünerløkka–Torshov Line
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Olaf Ryes plass is a tram stop on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is served by lines 11, 12, and 13.[4] The park is not served directly by bus.
References
- Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Grünerløkka". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 170–171. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
- Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Olaf Ryes plass". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 313–314. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
- Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2010). "Parkteatret". Oslo byleksikon (5th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 443. ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7.
- Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
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