Regjeringskvartalet is a collection of buildings in the centre of Norwegian

Norway

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 capital city Oslo

Oslo

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 housing several of the offices of the Government of Norway. The complex is around 300m northeast of the Parliament Building

Parliament of Norway Building

The Parliament of Norway Building is the seat of the Parliament of Norway, located in central Oslo. The building is located at Karl Johans gate 22 and was taken into use on 5 March 1866...

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Overview

Regjeringskvartalet consists of the following buildings:

• Akersgata
  Akersgata
  Akersgata is a street in Oslo, Norway. It contains a number of important buildings such as the Parliament of Norway Building, several government buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet, the Trefoldighetskirken , and the Centralteatret....
  
   40 (G-block) from 1905, the first phase of development from the original plan; now the Ministry of Finance.
• Akersgata 42 (Høyblokken, "the Highrise") from 1958, designed by Erling Viksjø in the brutalist style; now the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police.
• Akersgata 44 (Y-block), from 1969, another brutalist building by Erling Viksjø; now the Ministry of Education and Research.
• Akersgata 59 (R5)—departementsgården from 1996 designed by Torstein Ramberg; houses the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Culture
  Ministry of Culture (Norway)
  The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the media and sports. The ministry was established in 1982, at which time it was called the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs. Until then, the Ministry of Church and...
  
  , the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, and the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion.
• Einar Gerhardsens plass
  Einar Gerhardsens plass
  Einar Gerhardsens plass is a town square between the three government buildings S Block, R4, and Høyblokka in Regjeringskvartalet in Oslo. The street Grubbegata passes through the square....
  
   1 (R4); houses the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Trade and Industry
  Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norway)
  The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry is a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It is led by Trond Giske . The department must report to the legislature, Storting.-History:The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries was created...
  
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• Einar Gerhardsens plass 3 and Møllergata 19
  Møllergata 19
  Møllergata 19 is an address in Oslo, Norway where the city's main police station and jail was located. The address gained notoriety during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, when the Nazi security police kept its headquarters here...
  
   (S-block); houses the Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Labour.

The Government Administration Services

Government Administration Services

The Government Administration Services is a Government agency responsible for a number of operative administration services for the Ministries of Norway. With about 500 employees, it offers services within archives, wages, accounting, web sites, purchasing, security, the state budget, and technology...

, centred in Møllergata 19, provides administrative services to other Government departments. Statsbygg

Statsbygg

Statsbygg is a Norwegian government agency that manages central parts of the real estate portfolio of the Government of Norway. This includes 2.3 million square meters in 1,500 buildings, of which 115 are located abroad. The portfolio includes office buildings, heritage sites, campuses, operational...

 manages the buildings on behalf of the Norwegian state, and is responsible for running and maintaining Regjeringskvartalet.

At Teatergata 9, a new building, R6, is scheduled for completion in 2012. The 16 storey building will house the Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Several buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet were heavily damaged when a car bomb exploded

2011 Norway attacks

The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011....

on 22 July 2011, resulting in 8 deaths.