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13-530: Bogstadveien stretches from the neighbourhood Majorstuen to the neighbourhood Hegdehaugen . The street was originally named Sørkedalsveien as it led to Sørkedalen , but was renamed to Bogstadveien when, in 1878, it was incorporated into Oslo. It was named for the Bogstad Manor in Sørkedalen. In 1892, the street was extended in width to serve as the main street towards Majorstuen. On 2 March 1894,

26-1018: A textile artist, she won the decoration competition for the University of Bergen science building (90 square meters) as well as the Erkebispegården, Trondheim (30 square meters) and Kristiansand District Court . Else Marie Jakobsen is particularly known for her work on altarpieces . She made 33 altarpieces at home and abroad, including in Copenhagen , Spain and the UAE . She also wove over 500 tapestries for private homes and public buildings. Jakobsen participated in exhibitions including at Riga , Vilnius , Münster , Copenhagen , Orléans and in Slovakia plus changing exhibits in United States and Denmark . She also participated in

39-589: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Majorstuen Majorstuen or Majorstua is a particularly affluent neighbourhood in the Frogner borough in the inner part of Oslo , Norway . Majorstuen is known for its vibrant downtown and especially its shopping area. The area has several elegant townhouses c. 1880–1890. The area is also an important public transport junction in Oslo, where all metro lines, three tram lines and five bus lines operate. It

52-479: Is served by Majorstuen station . The neighborhood was named after a well-known public house that was located on the east side of Sørkedalsveien. Dating from the 1700s, the house was named for Captain Michael Wilhelm von Sundt (1679–1753). The last element is the finite form of stue 'cabin, house with a single room'. There has long been a disagreement about the forms Majorstuen and Majorstua : stuen

65-500: Is the articulated form when stue is treated as a masculine, and stua is the articulated form when it is treated as a feminine noun. The original pronunciation was -stua (Norwegian feminine inflection) but, because Danish was the only written language in Norway well into the 19th century, the name was written -stuen (Danish common gender inflection). The locals say either, but the local borough council has also adopted Majorstuen as

78-477: Is the primary and secondary school in Majorstuen. The school was designed by architect Bredo Henrik Berntsen (1877–1957). The first phase was completed in 1908. Majorstuen station ( Majorstuen stasjon ) is the last common point for all subway lines on the western side of Oslo. The station was opened in 1898 as the terminus for Holmenkollbanen. It remained so until Smestadbanen was completed in 1912. In 1928

91-619: The Arts ) in 1951. She also studied at a Gobelin tapestry workshop at Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer in the Netherlands during 1950. She was from 1951, both a designer and an artist in the textile industries , At the same time she began to make tapestries . Her debut exhibition was held at the Artists' Association ( Kunstnerforbundet ) at Oslo in 1966. In addition, she was active as a speaker across Norway and in other countries as well. As

104-479: The first electric tramway line in Oslo, the Briskeby Line , was opened. The line runs through almost the entirety of the street, and has a single stop named for it , located by the street junction with Industrigaten. Previously the street was served by two stops, named Schultz' gate and Rosenborg , but these were replaced by the eponymous Bogstadveien stop, due to their proximity. In 1892, the street's width

117-461: The official name of the area. (For a similar disagreement, see Akerselva .) Majorstuen Church ( Majorstuen kirke ) was consecrated on 26 March 1926 as Priest's Church ( Prestenes kirke ) when it was built for the funds collected among Norwegian clergymen. Oslo Municipality took over the church in the 1960s and changed its name to Majorstuen Church. Majorstuen Church was designed by architects August Nielsen (1877–1956) and Harald Sund (1876–1940) in

130-591: The station was destroyed. The current Majorstuen station dates to 1930 and was designed by Kristoffer Lange. 59°55′45″N 10°42′59″E  /  59.92917°N 10.71639°E  / 59.92917; 10.71639 Else Marie Jakobsen Else Marie Jakobsen (28 February 1927 – 12 December 2012) was a Norwegian designer and textile artist . Jakobsen was born and raised in Kristiansand , Norway. She graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now Oslo National Academy of

143-504: The style of Classicism with influences of art deco and neo-baroque . The main church has 400 seats and was built of brick. The chapel, Cappella Johannea , is decorated with frescos with themes from the Book of Revelation , executed by the artist Per Vigeland (1904–1968) in 1932. The altar picture is titled: The Christian Hope ( Det kristne håp ). The tapestry is by designer and textile artist, Else Marie Jakobsen . Majorstuen school

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156-552: The tunnel to the National Theatre station (called the Underground Railway) was built. The original station building was built in 1916, when Tryvandsbanen was completed. It was designed by Erik Glosimodt who also designed a number of shelters and station buildings along Holmenkollbanen . It had two entrances, one for Holmenkollbanen, and one for Smestadbanen. When the work of underground track started,

169-620: Was extended to serve as an avenue from the Royal Palace . In 1932, the two last wooden houses in the street were demolished. The writer Aasmund Olavsson Vinje lived in one of these houses, where he became friends with the painter Peder Balke . The writer Peter Christen Asbjørnsen also lived for a while in a house at the intersection of Bogstadveien and Rosenborggaten Street. 59°55′38″N 10°43′13″E  /  59.92722°N 10.72028°E  / 59.92722; 10.72028 This Norwegian road or road transport-related article

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