The Oslo Opera is and the surrounding area is, as you’ve probably noticed, one of my favourite places to take photos. I think the building itself is very nice and there’s also a lot of interesting photo opportunities in the neighborhood. On top of that it’s also in proximity to where I live and I’ve helped to build the Opera House (I worked in construction at the time).
I was thinking that a post containing some of the details of the architecture would be a great follow-up on my last panoramic photo of the Oslo Opera. You might have seen two or three of these photos before. Enjoy this gallery:
Wikipedia: The Oslo Opera House (Norwegian: Operahuset) is the home of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighborhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It is operated by Statsbygg, the government agency which manages property for the Norwegian government. The structure contains 1,100 rooms in a total area of 38,500 m2 (414,000 sq ft). The main auditorium seats 1,364 seats and two other performance spaces that can seat 200 and 400. The main stage is 16 m (52 ft) wide and 40 m (130 ft) deep.[2] The angled exterior surfaces of the building are covered with Italian marble and white granite and make it appear to rise from the water. It is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Nidarosdomen was completed circa 1300.[3]
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Cardinal Guzman 
Great shots!
Can’t wait to go back there sometime. I missed a lot of angles by the look of your pictures :-)). Great place!!
Let me know if/when you’re in Oslo and we can meet up for a photowalk!
I will… Sounds great!
Excellent captured… 🙂
What do they use the 1100 rooms for? Great pix.
Most of the rooms are offices for the administration and rehersal rooms for the staff (singers and musicians).
EXCELLENT CAPTURE OF THE DETAILS!
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Great shots!
MR. Cardinal!!!!!… Hvilken vidunderlige billeder du har .. jeg elsker disse teksture som du viser. Arkitekterne er så dygtige idag til at lave noget smukt ud af noget “såkaldt” Moderne … Tak !!
Hei Mariane. Arkitektene er dyktige idag, men jeg synes de var enda flinkere før.
For eksempel alle detaljene man kan se i gotiske kirkebygg.
Hej Cardinal, Du har ret, til en hver tid vil jeg foretrække de ældre arkitekter. ART DECO vil være den som jeg ville vælge for tiden 🙂
Amazing , unexpected details!
Lovely montage
Interesting study. How did arrange the gallery?
Thanks.
When you click “add media” in the WordPress dashboard writer, there’s an option ‘create a gallery’. Click on it and upload all the photos you like. It’s a good explanation in the support section of WordPress:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/
Sorry to hear you’ve not made it to Pope this time round. Still he’s 76 so you may get another shot!
Haha, thanks. I was hoping to get elected. The Vatican desperately needs a pope that can create interesting headlines. 😀
Bread and circus just isn’t the same without the circus.
Nice details – remember some of these – good to see them together. Looks like a beautiful building. Sorry to hear about the Papacy, dude.
It doesn’t matter. I’ll probably outlive many popes and then, at the end of my life, I can finally be elected 😀
🙂
different and interesting 🙂
Interesting photos, CG, especially that waving wood wall.
The opera is a nice piece of architecture. I’ll see if I get to shoot some more photos of that waving wood wall from different perspectives next time I’m there.