Deichman Bjørvika
Six-floor public library with rooftop views, cafés and a sealed room of manuscripts unread until 2114.
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This guide to Deichman Bjørvika, Oslo's main public library, climbs to a small wooden room on the top floor built for one or two visitors at a time. It follows the Scottish artist Katie Paterson and a hundred-year artwork that began with spruce saplings in the forest outside the city, and writers such as Margaret Atwood and Han Kang. Best heard standing at the room's entrance.
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