Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus Poulsson won the architectural competition of Oslo City Hall in 1918. Their final design was done in 1930. After being delayed for some times by the World War II, the building was finally completed in 1950. It consists of two office towers and a central building containing the main hall and the city parliament chamber and is richly decorated with sculptures and paintings. The east tower and the west tower are 66 and 63 metres high respectively. In addition to being a work place for running the city's political and administrative management, the main hall has been used as a venue to present the Nobel Peace Prize every year on the 10th December since 1990. It also attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year. The main hall covers more than 1,500 sq. metres with a ceiling height of 20.8 metres. The paintings on the wall of the main hall were done by Henrik Sørensen and Alf Rolfsen as shown below.
The followings are some other paintings that can be seen inside the town hall.
"Life", painted by Edvard Munch, can be seen in the Munch's room in the town hall.
The front of the Town Hall, the bird statues on the top of the fountain and the postbox at the main entrance.
