Y-Block
{{Short description|Building in Oslo, Norway}}
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The Y-Block was a building in Oslo, Norway, extant from 1970 to 2020. The building, designed in a Brutalist style by Erling Viksjø, was part of the {{lang|no|Regjeringskvartalet}} (Government Quarter) in the centre of the city. It featured two murals by Pablo Picasso. It was one of few sites with murals designed by Picasso, along with the {{lang|fr|Château de Castille|italic=no}} in France and the {{lang|ca|Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya|italic=no}} in Barcelona.{{Cite web|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2020/03/norway-demolish-picasso-oslo-office-building/|title = Norway will demolish Picasso-clad Oslo office building|date = 2 March 2020}}
The building was damaged during the 2011 Norway attacks. In 2020, following intense public debate, the building's murals were removed and the remaining structure was demolished. The murals are planned to be incorporated into a replacement building.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greyscape.com/save-oslo-y-block/|title = Oslo's Y-Block|date = 30 July 2020}}
Gallery
File:Deichmanske bibliotek.jpg|The facade of the Y-block towards Akersgata
File:Y-blokken mot Høyblokken Regjeringskvartalet.jpg|Facade of Y-block towards Regjeringsparken and Høyblokken, with main entrance
File:Y-blokken sett fra Akersgata.JPG|Y-block seen from Akersgata
File:Y-blokken fasade detalj naturbetong.JPG|Facade in natural concrete. Short wall towards Akersgata
File:Trapp Y-blokken Regjeringskvartalet Oslo.jpg|Stairs in the Y-block, shaped like a conch shell
=Demolition=
File:Y-blokka rives 01.jpg|September 2020, high block behind
File:Y-blokka demontert vegg 01.jpg|The short wall with The Fisherman during dismantling
File:Y-blokka demontert vegg 02.jpg|The wall with The Fisherman placed in a temporary steel frame (front)
File:Y-blokka demontert vegg 04.jpg|The wall with The Fisherman placed in a temporary steel frame (back)
File:Y-blokka demontert vegg 03.jpg|Y-Block with short wall removed
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Oslo
Category:Office buildings in Norway
Category:Brutalist architecture
Category:Government buildings in Norway
Category:Government buildings completed in 1970
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Norway
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2020