Notable Buildings
On Number 6 is the Postmuseum, a postal museum which boasts having a unique postal historical and philatelic collections. The entire block constituted the only post office in the capital from its inauguration in 1720 until the inauguration of the museum in 1906. The present façade, designed by Fredrik Blom in 1820-1825, is centred on the four green Ekeberg marble columns standing on the pavement, the doric capitals supporting a balcony decorated with sphinxs. While the windows of the piano nobile support pediments with corbels, the upper part of the composition is gradually simplified. The interior was rebuilt in 1986, the entire building extensively restored in 1999.
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