*Location:

   Rådhus (City Hall)
   Rådhusplassen
   Hieronymus Heyerdahls gate
     at Otto Sverdrups gate
   Oslo, Norway
   LL: N 59.91235, E 10.73432

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page
Local map, with both overview and detail
City map, showing location of Town Hall.

*Carillonist:

   Laura Marie Rueslåttan
   E: lydparfyme@gmail.com

   Rolf Karlsen
   Vegar Sandholt

*Contact:

   Rådhuset
   N-0037 Oslo
   T: 2346 1500

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   First 4 bells cast by Olsen Nauen in
   1950, for inauguration of the building.
   Bass bell (not recast) formerly swung;
   one other 1950 bell also retained.

   A0, 186cm, 4000kg, 1950, Olsen

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the bass octave
   Keyboard range:     A#C   /    A#--  
   Transposition is down 1 semitone(s), i.e., from C to B 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   47 bells were recast or replaced in 1999
     by Olsen            
   Prior history:
     In 1971, the instrument was enlarged to 50 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1949, the instrument was begun with 38 bells
       by Causard         
       (01 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

The city hall schedule of open hours and tours (in English) has a panoramic photo of the waterfront at the top of the page; the twin towers of City Hall are near the center, with the carillon barely visible atop the right-hand tower.

About the carillon

Photo of the building, with carillon barely visible on top of south tower

Image of an artwork based on a bell removed from the carillon, superimposed on a historic photo.

Building description and photo series

Photo from waterfront
Photo from city side; the formerly-swingable bass bell is visible in the carillon frame atop the left tower.

City tourist site, with map and photos available, English optional

A tourist mashup incorporates a Google map (aerial photos only); click Cathedral under Sights below the map.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Causard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Olsen Nauen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Scandinavian traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Scandinavian traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Scandinavian traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Norway.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Norway.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2010/03/28