Stortorvet
{{Short description|Square in Oslo, Norway}}
File:Christian IV av CL Jacobsen 1.jpg
{{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|Name = Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri
{{main|Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri}}
|Image = File:Stortorvets01.jpg
|imagecaption= Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri
|Type = Townhouse
|Status = Protected by resolution
|County = Oslo
|Municipality= Oslo
|Coordinates = {{coord|59|54|48.21|N|10|44|40.88|E|type:landmark_region:NO_dim:930|display=inline}}
|Year_built = 18th century
|ID = 86005
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Stortorvet ('The Grand Plaza') is a square in Oslo, Norway, located west of Oslo Cathedral.
Background
It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2000|title=Stortorvet|encyclopedia=Oslo byleksikon|edition=4|editor=Tvedt, Knut Are|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|pages=415–416|isbn=82-573-0815-3}} The building that houses the restaurant Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri is a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site.{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=86005|title=Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri|publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage|language=Norwegian|accessdate=4 September 2011}} Other buildings surrounding the square are business buildings such as GlasMagasinet and the main entrance of the Oslo Cathedral.
Stortorvet was located on the outskirts of the part of the capital that was founded by King Christian IV, Christiania. A bronze statue of the king pointing is located in the square, entitled "here the city is to be".[https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=990732&Stortorvet Stortorvet] www.visitoslo.com {{in lang|en}}
The square became an important hub for public transportation with the introduction of the tramway. A balloon loop for the Ekeberg Line was located here until the 1960s. Stortorvet is still served by a station on the Oslo Tramway—Stortorvet—as well as buses.
The so-called Battle of the Square took place here in 1829.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2000|title=Torvslaget|encyclopedia=Oslo byleksikon|edition=4|editor=Tvedt, Knut Are|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|page=441|isbn=82-573-0815-3}}
Gallery
File:GlasMagasinet - 2009-07-15 at 15-57-47.jpg
Historical gallery
Stortorvet 6 7 og 8.jpg|Stortorvet in 1904
Stortorvet sett ovenfra.jpg|Stortorvet in the 1970s
Wergmann Stortorvet og domkirken.jpg|Stortorvet and the cathedral in 1830
Painting by Peter Frederik Wergmann
OB.01017 Marked på Stortorvet.jpg|Market at Stortorvet in 1843
Painting by L.W.Th. Bratz
References
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{{commonscat|Stortorvet, Oslo}}
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