Oslo Courthouse

Oslo Courthouse
Oslo tinghus (Norwegian)
Interior view of the courthouse
General information
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	Oslo, Norway
Address	C.J. Hambros plass 4
Inaugurated	1994
Technical details
Floor area	2.800 m²
Design and construction
Architect	Terje Grønmo, Knut Eriksen and Dagfinn Eng
Architecture firm	Østgaard Arkitekter AS

Coordinates: 59°54′55.642″N 10°44′30.28″E / 59.91545611°N 10.7417444°E / 59.91545611; 10.7417444

Oslo Courthouse (Oslo tinghus) is located at C.J. Hambros plass 4 in downtown Oslo, Norway.

The courthouse houses the two Oslo District Courts; the tingrett which handles civil and criminal cases, and the byfogdembete which considers other enforcement cases such as marriages, bankruptcy, probate, and official notarization.

The postmodern building was designed by Østgaard Arkitekter AS and the architect Terje Grønmo on an assignment from Statsbygg. It was completed in 1994. The building's facade as well as much of the interior is primarily granite.

The building contains 54 courtrooms and 11 adjudication rooms. The inside of the court building's walls are covered with script of the Laws of the Norwegian people (Norske Lov), transposed to demonstrate the difficulty that people have in understanding them.