Akersgata

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Akersgata at Teatergata, looking northward. The Trinity church is at the right. Akersgata N.jpg
Akersgata at Teatergata, looking northward. The Trinity church is at the right.

Akersgata (1-73E, 2-74 [1] ) is a street in Oslo, Norway. It contains a number of important buildings such as the Parliament of Norway Building, several government buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet, the Trefoldighetskirken (Trinity Church), and the Centralteatret.

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References

  1. "Oslo kommune – Gatenavn". Oslo kommune. 27 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2007.

Coordinates: 59°54′57.2″N10°44′42.5″E / 59.915889°N 10.745139°E / 59.915889; 10.745139

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