Bankplassen, Square in Kvadraturen, Oslo, Norway

Bankplassen is a public square in the Kvadraturen district of Oslo, bordered by Kongens gate, Myntgata and Kirkegata. Its northern section opens onto a circular stone fountain with a central jet and side arcs, set in gray cobblestones laid in a fan pattern, while low shrubs and red flowers edge the octagonal basin.

The square was laid out after parts of Akershus Fortress were demolished in the 1820s, and Norges Bank built its first building there in 1828. A theater opened in 1837, but it was removed in 1899 to make room for the bank's second building, finished in 1906.

The name of the square comes directly from Norges Bank, whose first building stood here, and a bronze statue of actor Johannes Brun has stood on the square since 1986. In front of Engebret Café there is also a bronze figure called "Girl with Headphones," placed there in 2014, giving the square a quiet connection to everyday city life.

The square is easy to walk around, with a flat paved surface and the fountain basin designed so it can serve as a stage in winter. Visitors can move between the old bank buildings and the café using the surrounding streets, and the area feels calm outside of normal office hours.

The fountain basin was rebuilt in 2016 so it can turn into an outdoor stage during the cold months, a detail most passersby do not notice. That same renovation also trimmed twelve silver maples planted in 1986 and added six summer lilacs on the sunny side of the square.