Egertorget is a small square at the top of Karl Johans gate, where Oslo's main pedestrian street meets Øvre Slottsgate and Nedre Slottsgate. It sits right behind the Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament, and has been a natural meeting point in the city centre for over a century.
The square takes its name from Eger, a department store that stood here from 1897. The building has changed hands and names several times but the square kept its original name. Today Egertorget is surrounded by shops, cafés and the entrance to the Stortinget metro station. It is one of those places every Oslo resident knows but few tourists would look for on a map — you simply pass through it when walking up Karl Johan.
The square takes its name from Eger, a department store that stood here from 1897. The building has changed hands and names several times but the square kept its original name. Today Egertorget is surrounded by shops, cafés and the entrance to the Stortinget metro station. It is one of those places every Oslo resident knows but few tourists would look for on a map — you simply pass through it when walking up Karl Johan.
