Olaf Ryes plass

Olaf Ryes plass
Olaf Ryes plass
Location	Grünerløkka, Oslo; Norway
Coordinates	59.9231°N 10.7592°E
Line(s)	Grünerløkka–Torshov Line
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Olaf Ryes plass (lit. "Olaf Rye's Square") is a square and park placed centrally in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. It is more or less square in shape.

Olaf Ryes plass towards South East, painted by the famous painter Edvard Munch

Map of the district, 1917. Olaf Ryes plass is the green central square.

History

The area belonged to the municipality of Aker until 1858, when it was incorporated into Christiania (Oslo).[1] It was an open area which was bought by the municipality from Thorvald Meyer in 1863. In 1864 it received its name; the namesake was the military leader Olaf Rye. It was made into a park in 1890. The park has a bust monument of Eilert Sundt, raised in 1892, and a fountain was added some years later.[2] Other major parks in the area are Birkelunden, Sofienberg Park, and Tøyen Park.

Part of the park

The park is surrounded by four streets as well as housing three and four storeys tall, mostly built in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. The three-storey housing was built first. Among the most notable inhabitants of these buildings were the young Edvard Munch from 1882 to 1883.[2]

Already in 1875 Johan Cordt Harmens Storjohann took the initiative to raise a gospel hall adjacent to the park; it was converted to a school in 1880, a church between 1917 and 1938, and later a women's hostel until 1985. The building is called Hauges Minde, named after lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge.[2] In 1907 the stage theatre Grünerløkkens Folketheater was opened in a building adjacent to the park, renamed Grünerløkkens Verdenstheater five years later. The theatre was reconstructed and expanded in the years 1918–1922; upon the reopening it had its name changed to Parkteatret. In 1932, the building was adorned by the architect Paul Ansteinsson. From 1926 to 1991 that building also featured a movie theatre.[3]

Transport

Olaf Ryes plass is a tram stop on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is served by lines 11, 12, and 13.[4] The park is not served directly by bus.

References

Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Grünerløkka". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 170–171. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Olaf Ryes plass". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 313–314. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2010). "Parkteatret". Oslo byleksikon (5th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 443. ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7.
Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

TERMINUS	NEXT STATION ← WEST		NEXT STATION EAST→	TERMINUS
Majorstuen	Schous plass	Line 11	Birkelunden	Kjelsås
Majorstuen		Line 12		Kjelsås
Bekkestua		Line 13		Ljabru

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[1] Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Grünerløkka". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 170–171. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.

[oby-2] Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Olaf Ryes plass". Oslo byleksikon (4th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 313–314. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.

[3] Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2010). "Parkteatret". Oslo byleksikon (5th ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 443. ISBN 978-82-573-1760-7.

[4] Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

Oslo Tramway
Lines	Briskeby Bjørvika Ekeberg Frogner Grünerløkka–Torshov Homansbyen Kjelsås Lilleaker Sinsen Skøyen Ullevål Hageby Vika
Former	Gamlebyen Kampen Kolsås Korsvoll Lambertseter Rodeløkka Sagene Simensbråten Vestbanen Vippetangen Vålerenga Østensjø
Trams	A S Ekebergbanen Gullfisk SM53/83 SM91 SL79 SL95 SL18
Operators	Akersbanerne Bærumsbanen Ekebergbanen Holmenkolbanen Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie Kristiania Sporveisselskab Oslo Sporveier Oslo Vognselskap Sporveien Sporveien Trikken Ruter
Depots	Avløs Grefsen Grünerløkka Majorstuen Rodeløkka Sagene Homansbyen Torshov Vålerenga
Incidents	Strømsveien tram fire
Stations and stops	Abbediengen Adamstuen Aker Brygge Bekkestua Biermanns gate Birkelunden Bislett Bjørvika Bogstadveien Briskeby Bråten Carl Berners plass Dalsbergstien Disen Dronningens gate Ekebergparken Elisenberg Forskningsparken Frogner plass Furulund Gaustadalléen Glads vei Grefsen Grefsenplatået Grefsen stadion Grefsenveien Hausmanns gate Heimdalsgata Hoff Holbergs plass Holtet Homansbyen Frydenlund Inkognitogata Jar Jernbanetorget John Colletts plass Jomfrubråten Kastellet Kjelsås Kjelsåsalléen Kontraskjæret Lakkegata skole Lilleaker Lille Frogner allé Ljabru Majorstuen Middelalderparken Nationaltheatret Niels Juels gate Nobels gate Olaf Ryes plass Øraker Oslo Hospital Øvre Slottsgate Riddervolds plass Rikshospitalet Rosenborg Rosenhoff Sanatoriet Sandaker senter Schous plass Sinsen Sinsenterrassen Skarpsno Skillebekk Skøyen Sofienberg Sollerud Solli Sportsplassen Stensgata Storo Stortorvet Sæter Sørli Thune Tinghuset Torshov Tullinløkka Ullern Ullevål sykehus Universitetet Blindern Vigelandsparken Welhavens gate
Disused stations	Bestum Brugata Chr. Michelsens gate Christiania Torv Egne hjem Ekebergparken (Simensbråten Line) Frederik Stangs gate Grensen Halvdan Svartes gate Handelsbygningen Hollendergata Jacob Aalls gate Kongens gate Magnus Bergs gate Meltzers gate Munkegata Nybrua Operaen Oslo bussterminal Posthuset Rosenborg (original) Rådhusplassen Schultz' gate Schweigaards gate Simensbråten Slottsparken Smedstua Sporveisgata St Halvards plass Tjernsrud Ullevålsalleen Valkyrie plass Vibes gate Vikatorvet Wessels plass
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