Slottsplassen
Tourist attraction · Ruselokka ·

Slottsplassen

Tourist attraction · Ruselokka ·

Royal Palace square with gardens, statues, and changing of the guard

nordic minimalism
beautiful gardens
free to visit
friendly guards
statues
royal palace park
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom
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Slottsplassen by Photo courtesy of Joakim Bratlie
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Karl Johans gt., 0010 Oslo, Norway Get directions

Restroom
Credit card accepted
Debit card accepted
Contactless accepted
Wheelchair accessible entrance

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Karl Johans gt., 0010 Oslo, Norway Get directions

+47 22 04 87 00
kongehuset.no
Kongehuset
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@Kronprinsparet

Features

•Restroom
•Credit card accepted
•Debit card accepted
•Contactless accepted
•Wheelchair accessible entrance
•Wheelchair accessible restroom

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Dec 24, 2025

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"Royal Strolling in the Palace Gardens If you fancy a stroll in the park but don't want to stray too far from the city centre, look no further than the Royal Palace Gardens. A typically romantic park featuring ponds, creeks, bridges and a whopping two thousand trees, the park dates from 1838 and has been a classic ever since. Statues are dotted around the park, some by famous Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland. His Majesty the King's Guard have their HQ there, in a beautiful Swiss chalet style house dating from 1845. Dronningparken, a smaller park within the Royal Palace Gardens, is the Royal Family's private park and has a larger array of flowers and shrubbery than the other parts of the park. Dronningparken (the Queen's Park) dates from 1751 and is open to the public from May to October."

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Slottsplassen

Ioana T.

Google
The Royal Palace in Oslo won’t blow your mind if you’re expecting European grandeur or Versailles-level drama and that’s exactly the point. It’s simple, restrained and very… Nordic. What I liked most is that it doesn’t try to impress. The architecture reflects the Scandinavian mindset: functional, clean, subtle. No excess, no unnecessary decoration. Just balance and calm. If you walk around the park and take a moment to observe the details, you start to understand the Norwegian idea of power: quiet, not loud. It doesn’t scream royalty. It just exists, confidently. Worth visiting, especially for the surroundings and for anyone curious about how Nordic minimalism looks in architecture.

Victor V.

Google
I think this is the Royal Palace in Oslo, interesting place. Go to see some soldiers doing some marching drills. And got to walk around the outside of whole palace and it was free.

mark F.

Google
Palace was closed for refurbishment when we visited 19.9.25 but we did have the pleasure off watching the changing of the guard and the marching band which comes up to the palace from the road below. Try to visit at the time of the change but I'm not sure how regularly the change occurs.

Liam C.

Google
We just took a stroll up not expecting much, the palace was closed but we managed to see the change of the Royal Guards. This was a very enjoyable experience even through we are anti royalist, the fact is was free viewing helped.

Iryna K.

Google
Slottsplassen on Karl Johans gate is pure magic – a perfect blend of history, beauty, and calm. Standing here, you feel the pulse of Oslo, with the majestic Royal Palace towering above and the lush greenery all around.

Jo W.

Google
Nice place to visit beautiful garden's to walk around

D R.

Google
Grand palace in Oslo, very impressive building. Guards were friendly and chatty!

Timo

Google
Really beautiful and worth a visit. The highness was at home according to the flag that’s waving.