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For more than a houndred years this was a shipyard called 'Akers mek. verksted', but in 1982 the old wharf was turned into a modern place with restaurants, shops, offices, luxurious apartments and leisure-boat docks.
Today it is one of the most popular places in summer, and it's full of both locals and tourists. The prices can be a bit high here, so if you are on a budget it's better to eat and drink other places. But anyway you should visit this place at least once.
Right next to it lies the city hall, the old fortress, the dock for many of the cruiseships coming here and it's just a few minutes walk from the royal castle, the main street and many historical and important buildings. Leave a Comment
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Aker Brygge is former shipyard area in Oslo harbour, right next to the City Hall. In the last two decades a large development program was launched and today the area has been turned into a big centre with shops, restaurants, bars and pubs.
The docks are said to have the greatest number of outdoor seats in Norway, although the prices here tend to be higher than elsewhere and area is notorious as The place for rich people from all around Norway that come here for shopping and showing off.
The southern part of the area has some very nice but also extremely expensive housing that comes with secured underground parking and a place for a yacht right in front of your balcony. Great if you can afford it.
You may like it or not, but it's definitely a great area to take a walk, sit down for a drink, do some (rich) peoplewatching or enjoy the views of the harbour. Leave a Comment Directions: Right in the city harbour, close to the City hall. Tram No.10 or 12 to Aker Brygge.Website: www.akerbrygge.no
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when you're in Oslo you have to see Aker Brygge (Aker harbour). There are plenty of restaurants along the harbour and sometimes a fairground for the kids is present.
While others can advertise a day without cars, Aker harbour can welcome you to a car-free suburb 365 days of the year. you can wander in the streets, along alleys and over open areas without having to think about cars or be afraid of running out in front of one. You can use your eyes , nose, in fact all your senses to absorb the cry of the gulls and the chugging of the motorboats are balsam for the sould and on Aker Harbour you can really wind down and treat yourself to a rest.
it was previously the site of an important engineering yard, Aker Mekanisk Verksted, which closed in 1982, this 62000 m2 waterfront erea in Oslo centre became one of Europe's most exciting urban development projects.
Note: the waitresses working along the harbour are usually swedish Leave a Comment
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Aker Brygge is one of the newer parts of Oslo. It was built on the grounds of the old shipyards. The area is packed with shops, theatres, cinemas and many restaurants and cafes at the harbour front.
Especially on hot sunny summer evenings the cafes and restaurants are crowded with locals and tourists, who like to enjoy Oslo's expensive beer. Leave a Comment Directions: Aker Brygge is situated in the harbour of Oslo, just west of the Town Hall. Tram: 10, 12 - Aker Brygge
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In 1982 work started on demolishing the former shipyards and workshops of the Akers Mekaniske Verksted, (Norways largest shipbuilding yard) owned by the Aker MV Company (Who instigated the idea of rejuvenating the area)
The architects, had the dream of creating Urban Qualities , the atmosphere of a living city, with the intention of providing identity, intimacy, drama,monumentality, friendliness, contrasts, humour and the feeling of festival!
At a cost of over 2.3 million N Kroner, This is one of Oslos most popular attractions with over 6 million visitors a year.
Architecturally, there is a blending of 19th century industrial brick buildings and modernist glass and chrome. The clocktower seen near the waters edge was the original clocktower from the shipyard.
A basement cinema and theatre, street level shops and restaurants, middle level offices, then rooftop appartments, taking advantage of the natural sunlight, views and distance away from the street noise.
The project took over 10 years to complete, with a renovation project being completed between June 04 and March 05. The project won many prestigious awards, and is a model for similar reclamations worldwide.
During our visit we could see where there was further building of appartments next to Aker Brygge.
There are plans underway to create residential and entertainment areas in the nearby area of Tjuvholmen, with the dream of exploiting the View or Outlook along Oslofjord. Leave a Comment Address: Stranden, Aker Brygge, Oslo 0250Phone: +47 2283 2680Directions: Halfway up Karl Johans Gate (Facing the Palace) Take any Left hand street , and you should reach the harbour area, near the twin towered City Hall. Aker Brygge is to the right. Tram 10 + 15 stop nearbyWebsite: www.akerbrygge.no Other Contact: Fx 47 22838046
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I love cities that have a water-front setting so this was one of my favourite parts of Oslo. As in many cities, the old warehouses have been done up and converted into shops, bars and restaurants, here with a cool Scandinavian style. As elsewhere in Oslo there are lots of interesting modern sculptures, and I loved the mix of old and new architecture.
There are several boats that act as bars or cafes. We had a few drinks at the Lektern (and a tasty bowl of olives) and sat soaking up the sun and listening to a cool guitarist on the next-door boat. Our waitress told us that the Lektern regularly pays musicians to play there to entertain their customers, and when we came back the next day we heard an equally good jazz trio - this time while sitting on the nearby staithes with a delicious ice-cream.
We also came here one evening to eat in the Bord Brasserie and the atmosphere was great then too. It really is the perfect place to be on a warm summer evening.
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Aker Brygge is one of the most popular places of Oslo. Years ago they were the old docks of Oslo. They were restored and become nice buildings with an original architecture. Here you can find offices, pubs, restaurants and a pier with nice boats (some of them are boat-restarant). During the summertime Aker Brygge is a very crowl place: here you can find many enterteinments like music, disco and a lot of people. Leave a Comment Address: Aker BryggeDirections: You can find them in front of the Rhadusplassen.
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Aker Brygge is a pleasant place to wander around. A place where you can spend as much or little time and money as you want.
Even without spending a Kroner, you can have a nice time enjoying the sights of the quirky statues and artwork, and people watching. A popular past time seemed to be posing for photos with some of the statues!
We visited Aker Brygge twice during our short stay, and enjoyed walking around in the snow. We didn't venture into the shopping mall, but enjoyed a couple of visits to Albertines Cafe Bar for a warming hot chocolate.
If You find Rorbua - a restaurant/bar with a nautical theme, check out the wooden seats and fittings - Sivs' (Vter Ruffen) Father designed and made these!
We didn't get to eat in here as we'd planned - (Ruffen had been so helpful before my trip - even checking the temperature outside her flat, when I enquired 'how cold was cold in Oslo'!- that I felt it was only right to check out her Dads work) as it was closed at the time we were there - it looked a great place though Leave a Comment Address: Stranden, Aker Brygge, Oslo 0250
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This attractive piece of artwork, was originally intended to be a temporary monument , dedicated to 'Goodwill and International Co-Operation' and donated to the City of Oslo, by Sri Chinmoy.
(Sri Chinmoy born 1931 in East Bengal- (Bangladesh) . Spiritual leader, athlete , philosopher and humanitarian. Founder of World Harmony Run)
On June 9th 2001, the instillation was witnessed by 1500 people including dignitaries and athletes. The original location was at the Pier of Honour (or The Pier of The King of Norway) which had a 180 degree view over the harbour of Oslo. Thousands of people visited the flame, and completed a register with messages of hope for Peace, and appreciation of the monument.
The flame was moved to its present site at the end of Aker Brygge, and re dedicated on September 12th 2002.
Apparently Sri Chinmoy visited this site in 2003 for the first time, and was inspired to give an impromtu concert by playing his flute!
It was quite an impressive sight, with the shining steel and flame glowing against the snow, and ice covered harbour. Lots of high tech engineering work has gone into ensuring that the flame burns, no matter how grim the weather is. Leave a Comment Directions: At the far end of Stranden, Aker Brygge.
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I loved Aker Brygge. This place used to house Norway's largest shipyards however now it has been transformed into the coolest area in Oslo.
One can just walk along the seaside & enjoy the street performers or else go shopping in the enormous shopping mall.
Shops, restaurants, apartments and offices, not to forget cinemas, theatres, exciting architecture and a panorama view of the Oslo fjord. Leave a Comment
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