# Domus academica

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Domus academica stands in central Oslo as a neoclassical university building beside the University of Oslo’s square. Columns, decorative details, and carefully ordered rooms give the exterior and interior their nineteenth-century character. Grosch and Schinkel designed the building, which forms one side of a group surrounding this academic space. The Faculty of Law works here, alongside teaching, research, lectures, and public ceremonies.

Restoration preserved the original room shapes, surfaces, floors, walls, ceilings, and decorative features while supporting modern university use. Reinforced foundations and new technical installations protect the historic structure beneath its continuing academic activity. The basement now contains computer and technical rooms, while lecture spaces include the Gamle Festsal. That ceremonial hall hosts lectures and events, including university gatherings and human rights award ceremonies.

A European Heritage Award recognised the careful conservation and adaptive reuse of the building. Accessible entrances and a lift support visitors, with a wheelchair-accessible side entrance opening from the courtyard. The Gamle Festsal also has an induction loop for visitors with hearing impairments.

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