Oslo
History's Greatest Cities
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The History of Oslo
Norway gained independence from Sweden in 1905. Oslo was still Christianity, as it had been since the 17th century. Frityov-Nansen's polar exploration museum is built around a ship he used to get to the North Pole. Nansen also represented an era of Norwegian history where they were starting to turn their faces outwards towards the world.
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