And so it is.
The Royal Palace has been around since 1849, when King Oscar moved in. It was actually started before that and designed for King Carl Johan, but he died before he could move in. His Royal Highness did get to lay the foundation in 1825. When Norway became a separate country shortly after 1900, it became quickly obvious that the building was too small. A good-sized construction project followed.
The current King and the Queen not only live there, but they work there. Heads of state from foreign countries turn up here, official dinners are staged here, and the Royal Court calls this its office.
The building is surrounded by the Palace Park, one of Oslo's oldest and best greenspaces. Seven statues are on the grounds, including one for King Carl Johan. Well, at least he gets to see the area this way.
Public tours of the place have been going on since 2002, and they proved popular. There is a daily changing of the guard, which always attracts tourists in droves no matter what country is the host.
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