Oslo ladegård

Oslo Ladegård is a historic manor house in Oslo's Gamlebyen district, built on the grounds of the old Bishop's Palace. The present building, in classical Baroque style with a symmetrical floor plan and a high gabled roof, dates from 1725. In the cellar you can still see a hall from the 13th century, a remnant of the Bishop's Palace era. The name comes from the site's historic function: this was where ships unloaded supplies for Akershus Fortress. Today the estate serves as a museum and concert hall. The manor garden, which in the late 18th century stretched almost to the shoreline, was reconstructed in 1999 based on a 1779 design and reopened to visitors.