Solli plass, also called Lapsetorvet, is a square in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway

Norway

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, located southwest of Slottsparken and the Royal Palace

Royal Palace, Oslo

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The square is elliptical in shape. In the southwest lies the National Library of Norway. Further east are several commercial buildings, and the headquarters of the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises

Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises

The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established on 1 January 1990 through a merger. The headquarters are at Solli plass in Frogner, Oslo....

. In the northwest is found the former building of Oslo Lysverker. There are two public parks in the area, Hydroparken in the west and the tiny Sommerroparken in the north.

The name stems from the property Solli, intact from 1716 to 1822. The last owner was Claus Pavels

Claus Pavels

Claus Pavels was a Norwegian priest and diarist. His diaries from 1812–1822 are an important source for cultural and biographical history.-Biography:...

; after him the property was divided. The name Solli plass came to be in 1885.

The square is served by a station on the Oslo Tramway—Solli—as well as buses.