What is Old Town, Oslo?
[[File:City of Christiania (JW Edy plate 49).jpg|thumb|Old Town is in the front of this picture, including the [[Oslo Hospital]]. [[Akershus]] fortress is across the first bay. The fortress is not in Old Town. This picture is from the [[19th century]], and painted by [[John William Edy]].]] [[File:Clemens kirke ruin.JPG|thumb|right|The ruins of 'Clemens church', ''Klemenskirken'', are in Old Town]] '''Old Town''' (''Gamlebyen'', in Norwegian) is a part of the city of [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. It is the original town settlement of Oslo. The bishop's [[estate]] or ''Oslo bispegård'' was a building as far back as [[1197]]. Its [[cellar]] still [[existence|remains]]. There was a great fire in the town in 1624. After the fire, a new city was started on the other side of [[Bjørvika]]. After those things happened, Old Town lost its [[city privilege]]s. After that, Old Town remained a suburb of the city, Christiania. In 1725, [[Oslo Ladegård]] was built on top of the cellar of ''Bishop's [[estate]]''. Oslo did not become the largest city in Norway, until the 19th century. The Norwegian Royal Family previously lived here. There were also several churches and the home for the [[Bishop]] of Oslo here. Today, there are still [[ruins]] left of the old town, protected in parks. [[File:Jacob Coning - Oslo Hospital - Oslo Museum - OB.01004.jpg|thumb|A painting of Oslo Hospital by Jacob Coning (1699)]] [[Category:Oslo]] {{Europe-stub}}