Oscarshall Castle, Oslo, Norway Poster

"Oscarshall Castle, Oslo, Norway" by Catherine Sherman The Oscarshall Pleasure Castle stands above the trees on the inner Oslofjord in Oslo, Norway. Built on the orders of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine, it was completed in 1852. today the pleasure castle stands as a monument of Norwegian art and art industry from the mid-1800s. The facility - with its main building, other buildings and the surrounding park - is considered the main work of the new Gothic in Norway and is one of the country's most important national romantic monuments. In 1881, King Oscar II opened the castle as a museum for the public. Norwegians enjoy sailing and other water activities on the fjord below the Oscarshall.