Saxegården
Saxegården stands in Oslo’s Medieval Town as a timber apartment building above older stone vaults. The site preserves the known location of a medieval estate, with written references dating from 1334 to 1414.
A stone-vaulted cellar beneath part of the house may reach back to the thirteenth century. Fire destroyed the first building in 1624, and the current house rose on its foundations around 1800 in Louis Seize style. Its gently sloping roof has cement tiles, while the original doors remain in place. A renovation in the 1890s added the main staircase and divided the interior into four apartments. Bishops from Hamar once stayed here, and later neglect, temporary occupation in 2000, restoration, and cultural use shaped its more recent history. Today, artists, organisations, and cultural activities use parts of the protected property.
Behind the house, traces of the former garden survive, while the old alley from Oslogate reveals how the estate once connected with the surrounding town.
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