Construction of the Norwegian Royal Palace was proposed by King Carl Johan in 1822. The first monarch occupant was King Oscar I in 1849. The Neoclassical design by Danish architect Hans Ditlev Linstow features Ionic columns above a portico with two wings. Flying above Det Norske Kongehus is the red flag called the Royal Standard of Norway. It is flown whenever the king is in Norwegian territory. On the right in the Palace Square is the equestrian statue of King Charles III John.
