Tjuvholmen Peninsula From Oslo Fjord in Oslo, Norway - Encircle Photos

7 Tjuvholmen Peninsula From Oslo Fjord in Oslo, Norway

Sailing along the Oslo Fjord gives you the best view of the Tjuvholmen neighborhood and its eclectic collection of architecture. In the foreground is the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. The green space is an outdoor sculpture park. The modern buildings in the background are primarily apartments. They were constructed from 2005 through 2014 as part of the Utsyn initiative (which means View) by the Fjord City urban renewal project. The supervising architect was Niels Torp. During the second half of the 20th century, this 82 acre peninsula was the location for commercial docks and a shipyard. Before then, this land was used to hang drunks and thieves. This is how the area got its name: “tjuv” means thief and “holme” is an islet.

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Tjuvholmen Peninsula From Oslo Fjord in Oslo, Norway

Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 Oslo, Norway

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