The Royal Palace and Castles

[Heidi P.]

Thanks for posting pictures of the Royal Palaces. They are quite beautiful!

[politikgirl]

Thanks for the pictures. They're beautiful. I'd love to see them in person someday soon.

[norwegianne]

http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=152334 The renovation of Bygdø Kongsgård is complete, and King Harald and queen Sonja will move in, in September.

[norwegianne]

Bygdøy Kongsgård has been under renovation the past years, and is now done. Pictures from VG: VG Nett - Åpningen av Kongsgården

177 milion Norwegian Kroner has been spent on the project (approx. $30 mil.) with 15 milion nOK ($2.5mil.) going for furniture and inside decorations.

The place was rotten to the core and had not been renovated much at all in the past century, which explains the high renovation price.

[dazzling]

sorry if this has been posted already

Royal renovations nearly complete

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 24 Remodeling and refurbishing royal property in Norway, already nearing $133 million during the past decade, is nearing completion- click here for full article

Costs mount for royal remodelling projects

Remodeling costs for royal property in Norway have hit nearly NOK 800 million (USD 133 million) during the past decade and bills are still coming in, but much of the extensive restoration is nearing an end - click here for full article

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by dazzling

sorry if this has been posted already

Royal renovations nearly complete

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 24 Remodeling and refurbishing royal property in Norway, already nearing $133 million during the past decade, is nearing completion- click here for full article

Costs mount for royal remodelling projects

Remodeling costs for royal property in Norway have hit nearly NOK 800 million (USD 133 million) during the past decade and bills are still coming in, but much of the extensive restoration is nearing an end - click here for full article

Is the state paying for these costs? The house looks lovely btw, very charming. But it doesn´t seem to enormous so I was wondering what on earth costed 133 million dollars? Security took the bulk maybe?

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Is the state paying for these costs? The house looks lovely btw, very charming. But it doesn´t seem to enormous so I was wondering what on earth costed 133 million dollars? Security took the bulk maybe?

The state is paying for the exterior - but afaik the royals are paying for the interior.

The high cost of renovation is because the house (Bygdøy Kongsgård) hasn't been heavily renovated in at least 50 years, if not 100. When they started, they found out that it was rotten to the core, and they had to practically gut the house.

The total sum of the $133 million dollars, is divided between various projects. King Olav was determined to save the state, and so there's been only limited renovations going on for quite some time before Harald and Sonja took over. When older buildings don't get the necessary renovations in time, they get worse, and therefore possibly need more than they would otherwise.

[dbarn67]

Thanks, interesting article.

[Marengo]

So are there any pictures of the indide? The Norwegians usually are rather generous with those.

That would certainly explain the high amount. After 100 years a house of that size certainly needs a lot of restauration, The end result however seems lovely. What will they use the house for? Holidays or also representation?

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Marengo

So are there any pictures of the indide? The Norwegians usually are rather generous with those.

That would certainly explain the high amount. After 100 years a house of that size certainly needs a lot of restauration, The end result however seems lovely. What will they use the house for? Holidays or also representation?

See the link to VG in my previous post for some pictures of the inside.

It has usually been used as a spring/summer residence for the monarch - until Sonja & Harald. It's easy because it is not far into town and the actual Palace, but still a lot more privacy in the gardens than in town, where the park around is public.

[Marengo]

So I assume it is close to Oslo then. Does it overlook a fjord? These Norwegian villa's of the RF are usually placed on paradise-like locations.

[Her_Majesty]

Here they are:

The Royal Castel in Oslo
kongehuset.no - Det Kongelige Slott
in English: kongehuset.no - The Royal Palace

Bygdø Kongsgard
8 pictures: kongehuset.no - Bygdø Kongsgard
in English: kongehuset.no - Bygdø Royal Farm

Oscarshall
3 pictures:kongehuset.no - Oscarshall
in English: kongehuset.no - Oscarshall

Stiftsgarden
7 Pictures: kongehuset.no - Stiftsgården
in English: kongehuset.no - Stiftsgården

Gamlehaugen
12 pictures:kongehuset.no - Gamlehaugen
in English: kongehuset.no - Gamlehaugen

Ledaal
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Ledaal
in English: kongehuset.no - Ledaal

Skaugum
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Skaugum
in English: kongehuset.no - Skaugum Estate

Kongsseteren
2 pictures: kongehuset.no - Kongsseteren

Prinsehytta
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Prinsehytta

Mågerø
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Mågerø
in English: kongehuset.no - Mågerø


I simply love Gamlehaugen and Kongsgard! Stunning!

Kongsgard is the new home of the Royal Couple, isn't it?
It looks really stunning! Much more beautiful then Oslo Schlott, Imo.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Her_Majesty

Here they are:

The Royal Castel in Oslo
kongehuset.no - Det Kongelige Slott

Bygdø Kongsgard
8 pictures: kongehuset.no - Bygdø Kongsgard

Oscarshall
3 pictures:kongehuset.no - Oscarshall

Stiftsgarden
7 Pictures: kongehuset.no - Stiftsgården

Gamlehaugen
12 pictures:kongehuset.no - Gamlehaugen

Ledaal
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Ledaal

Skaugum
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Skaugum

Kongsseteren
2 pictures: kongehuset.no - Kongsseteren

Prinsehytta
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Prinsehytta

Mågerø
1 picture: kongehuset.no - Mågerø


I simply love Gamlehaugen and Kongsgard! Stunning!

Kongsgard is the new home of the Royal Couple, isn't it?
It looks really stunning! Much more beautiful then Oslo Schlott, Imo.

Bygdø Kongsgård is the new summer residence. They'll still be living mainly at the palace.

[Cordonez]

I LOVE Gamlehaugen!

Its my new fantasy home!

Since I cannot read about it, when is it used? Who lives there? Is there any information about it in english?

Thanks

[Her_Majesty]

Originally Posted by Cordonez

I LOVE Gamlehaugen!

Its my new fantasy home!

Since I cannot read about it, when is it used? Who lives there? Is there any information about it in english?

Thanks

Sorry for only posting the Norwegian links.

Here you can find the same pages just in English:
kongehuset.no - The Royal Residences

Gamlehaugen is the King's official residence in Bergen.



I added the english links to my previous post!