Oslo Opera House
Waterfront opera house with a sloping white marble roof you can walk up for views over the fjord.
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This guide to the Oslo Opera House follows the money buried in its white marble roof, starting in late November two thousand and seven, months before opening night, when awkward news about the brand-new stone reached the papers. It brings in the architects at Snøhetta, a government minister who wanted Norwegian granite, and a project leader facing questions nobody could yet answer. Best heard halfway up the sloping roof, looking down at the tiles.
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