Gråbeingårdene

The Grabeingardene consists of two city blocks with rental apartments featuring four-story buildings arranged around narrow courtyards in central Oslo.

Between 1886 and 1894, master builder Ole Olsen constructed these residential buildings, which originally contained small one-room apartments with kitchens for working families.

The buildings represent the living conditions of Oslo's industrial workers in the late 19th century, inspiring literature works by authors like Oskar Braaten.

The Oslo Museum maintains a preserved apartment in Toyengata 38B that demonstrates the original layout and living conditions of these historical dwellings.

Each stairwell in the complex contained up to 20 apartments, housing 4000 residents in the 1930s with a population density twice that of normal municipal housing.

GPS coordinates: 59.91821,10.76615

Latest update: March 4, 2025 03:35