Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Christiania Skolehus

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 22, 2023

1. Christiania Skolehus Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Her lå
Christiania
Skolehus

Etter at domkirken brant 1686
Flyttet katedralskolen hit
dette medførte for første gang
et skille mellom kirke og skole

Skolen flyttet i 1719 til
Dronningens gate 15

Kjellerhvelv bevart

(English translation:)

This was the location of the Christiania Schoolhouse. After the cathedral burned in 1686, the cathedral school moved here, resulting for the first time in a separation between church and school. In 1719 the school moved to Dronningens gate 15. Cellar vault preserved.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1686.

Location. 59° 54.601′ N, 10° 44.38′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. Marker is on Rådhusgata, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rådhusgata 30, Oslo 0158, Norway. Touch for directions.

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distance of this marker. Byens Første Rådhus / The First City Hall (a few steps from this marker); Anatomigården / Anatomy Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Christiania Torv / Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Christiania Opfrostringshus / Christiania Foster Home (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Christiania Sparebank / Christiania Savings Bank (about 120 meters away); Norges Bank (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Norges Bank (about 180 meters away); Metropol (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

More about this marker. For the sake of clarity (although this is a slight simplification), “Christiania” is the the old name for Oslo.

Also see . . . Christiania skolehus (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel).

Excerpt (in translation): In the town fire of 1686, the Cathedral School's premises in the quarter between Akersgaten and present-day Øvre Slottsgate were blown up in an attempt to save the nearby Holy Trinity Church. But the fire also took the church and when a new building was built, the church and the school were separated. The new church was built on Stortorvet, while the school premises were located at Rådhusgaten 30. Since
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 22, 2023

2. Christiania Skolehus Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the left side of the doorway.
then, the Cathedral School and the Church have no longer been side by side. This was also a confirmation that the connection between the church and the school was not as firm as before.

Documentation of expenditure on repairs and new acquisitions shows that the former apothecary building at Rådhusgaten 30 was not a successful schoolhouse; water often had to be drained from the cellar and the roof was leaking. Today, only the basement vault remains.

(Submitted on August 8, 2023.)

Christiania Skolehus Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 22, 2023

3. Christiania Skolehus Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.