# Den militære kontorbygning

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Den militære kontorbygning stands within Akershus Fortress in central Oslo, where its symmetrical Empire-style façade faces the historic surroundings. Built in 1834 and 1835 by engineer captain Michael Smith Arentz, it carries the initials “FD” for Forsvarsdepartementet above the main façade.

Military offices occupied the building for generations, including Norway’s highest military commands from 1848 to 1975. A western wing arrived in the 1860s through the work of Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno, while Christian Fürst reshaped the façade near the end of the nineteenth century. Later changes followed Kongens gate’s extension to the docks, a 1970s interior modernisation, and a major renovation that began in 2012. Norges Bank, government offices and defence authorities have all used the rooms, which remain part of Norway’s protected heritage.

During the Second World War, German occupying forces used the building, and its façade later appeared in the 2008 Norwegian film Max Manus. Look up for the small “FD” initials, a lasting detail linking the architecture to Norway’s defence administration.

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