Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)
Tostrupgården
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Tostrup Building
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025
1. Tostrupgården / Tostrup Building Marker
for gullsmed J. Tostrup
Arkitekter T. Prytz, C. Fürst og W. Hansteen
Norges første kino 1907-11
Hans Jæger døde her 1909
Tostrupkjelleren senere presseklubben 1897-2005
Built 1893-98 for goldsmith J. Tostrup. Architects T. Prytz, C. Fürst and W. Hansteen. Norway’s first movie theatre 1907-11. Hans Jæger died here in 1909. Tostrupkjelleren Restaurant, later the Press Club 1897-2005.
Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 59° 54.802′ N, 10° 44.453′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It is at the intersection of Karl Johans gate and Akersgata, on the right when traveling west on Karl Johans gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Karl Johans gate 25, Oslo 0159, Norway. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, in Scandinavia,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christian Krohg (within shouting distance of this marker); Niels Henrik Abel (within shouting distance of this marker); Katti Anker Møller (within shouting distance of this marker); Skredder Gården / Tailor Building (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Athenæum (about 90 meters away); Øvre Slottsgate 29 (about 120 meters away); Hulda Garborg (about 150 meters away); Det Norske Teatret / The Norwegian Theatre (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.
Also see . . . Tostrupgården / Tostrup Building (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in Norwegian). Excerpt (in translation):
Architect Torolf Prydz was a jeweler and owner of the jeweler's firm J. Tostrup when Tostrupgården replaced the two older buildings on the same site. The new monumental building, with a decor influenced by neo-Gothic and neo-Baroque, had load-bearing steel structures, electrical systems and an elevator. It was very modern and something completely new(Submitted on July 3, 2025.)for its time. In addition to the jeweler's, the building had the Grand Kinematograf on the second floor and the Tostrupkjelleren restaurant on the ground floor. The restaurant was visited by politicians, journalists and artists. It was closed in 2005, allegedly as a result of the smoking law. In a poor lodging in Tostrupgården, the writer and Christian bohemian Hans Jæger lived his last years. Jæger's close friend Edvard Munch immortalized his deathbed in the painting Bohemens død (“The Death of a Bohemian”).Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 20252. Tostrupgården / Tostrup Building and markerThe marker is visible here on the right side of the building (roughly even with the pedestrian in the pink shirt).
Additional keywords. blå skilt
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
