# Grotten

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{{Short description|Building in Oslo, Norway}}
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thumb|250 px|Grotten in Norway

'''Grotten''' ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language), '[Grotto](/source/Grotto)')  is a nineteenth-century building (1823) located on the premises of the [Royal Palace](/source/Royal_Palace%2C_Oslo) in the [city centre](/source/city_centre) of [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway. Grotten is an honorary residence owned by the [Norwegian](/source/Norway) state.
thumb|175 px| left|Henrik Wergeland

==History==
The house is situated over a [grotto](/source/grotto) on a rocky outcrop at the edge of [Palace Park](/source/Palace_Park) (''Slottsparken''). The house was designed by architect [Hans Linstow](/source/Hans_Linstow). It was originally the home of the poet [Henrik Wergeland](/source/Henrik_Wergeland) who lived there from 1841 to 1845.  Since the 1920s, it has been awarded as a permanent residence to a person specifically bestowed this honour by the [King of Norway](/source/King_of_Norway). Residents at Grotten have included composer [Christian Sinding](/source/Christian_Sinding), writer [Arnulf Øverland](/source/Arnulf_%C3%98verland), composer [Arne Nordheim](/source/Arne_Nordheim) and playwright [Jon Fosse](/source/Jon_Fosse).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://kunsthistorie.com/fagwiki/Grotten|title= Grotten|publisher= Kunsthistorie|accessdate= January 30,  2016|archive-date= 2017-11-12|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021710/http://kunsthistorie.com/fagwiki/Grotten|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Grotten|title=  Grotten|publisher= Lokalhistoriewiki|accessdate= January 30,  2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=   https://nbl.snl.no/Hans_Ditlev_Frantz_Linstow|title=  Hans Ditlev Frantz Linstow|publisher=   Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Jens Christian Eldal|accessdate= November  1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://nbl.snl.no/Henrik_Wergeland|title=  Henrik Wergeland|publisher=  Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=  Vidgis Ystad|accessdate= November 1, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nrk.no/kultur/se-_grotten_-pa-nrk.no-1.7284127  Velkommen til Grotten ](NRK)
{{commons category|Grotten, Oslo}}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Oslo
Category:Houses in Norway
Category:1841 establishments in Norway
Category:Houses completed in 1841

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