Olaf Ryes plass

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

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 quadratic in shape.

History

The area belonged to Aker municipality 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, Sofienbergparken and Tøyenparken.

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 are a 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, church between 1917 and 1938 and later 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 to 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
Location	Grünerløkka, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°55′23″N 10°45′33″E / 59.9231°N 10.7592°E / 59.9231; 10.7592
Line(s)	Grünerløkka–Torshov Line

Olaf Ryes plass is a light rail station 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.
1 2 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). Retrieved 18 March 2009.

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

Oslo Tramway

Lines	Briskeby Ekeberg Frogner Gamlebyen Grünerløkka–Torshov Homansbyen Kjelsås Kolsås Lilleaker Sinsen Skøyen Ullevål Hageby Vika

Former	Kampen Korsvoll Lambertseter Rodeløkka Sagene Simensbråten Vestbanen Vippetangen Vålerenga Østensjø

Trams	A S Ekebergbanen Gullfisk SM53/83 SM91 SL79 SL95

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	Abbediengen Adamstuen Aker brygge Biermanns gate Birkelunden Bislett Briskeby Brugata Bråten Bussterminalen Grønland Carl Berners plass Christiania torv Dalsbergstien Diesen Dronningens gate Elisenberg Forskningsparken Frogner plass Furulund Gaustadalléen Glads vei Grefsen Grefsenplatået Grefsen stadion Grefsenveien Grensen Hausmanns gate Heimdalsgata Hoff Holbergs plass Holtet Homansbyen Høyskolesenteret Inkognitogata Jernbanetorget John Colletts plass Jomfrubråten Kastellet Kongens gate Kjelsås Kjelsåsalléen Lakkegata skole Lilleaker Lille Frogner allé Ljabru Majorstuen Munkegata Nationaltheatret Niels Juels gate Nobels gate Nybrua Olaf Ryes plass Oslo Hospital Riddervolds plass Rikshospitalet Rosenborg Rosenhoff Rådhusplassen Sanatoriet Sandaker senter Schous plass Schultz' gate Sinsenkrysset Sinsenterrassen Sjømannsskolen Skarpsno Skillebekk Skøyen Slottsparken Sofienberg Solli Sportsplassen Stensgata St Halvards plass Storo Stortorvet Sæter Sørli Thune Tinghuset Torshov Tullinløkka Ullern Ullevål sykehus Universitetet Blindern Uranienborgveien Vigelandsparken Vikatorvet Welhavens gate Wessels plass

Disused stations	Bestum Chr. Michelsens gate Ekebergparken Frederik Stangs gate Halvdan Svartes gate Handelsbygningen Hollendergata Jacob Aalls gate Magnus Bergs gate Meltzers gate Operaen Posthuset Schweigaards gate Simensbråten Smedstua Sporveisgata Ullevålsalleen Valkyrie plass Vibes gate

History	Timeline Museum Oslo Package 2 Oslo Package 3

Coordinates: 59°55′22″N 10°45′30″E / 59.9229°N 10.7583°E / 59.9229; 10.7583

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