Sehesteds plass ('Sehested's Square') is a square in Oslo, Norway.
The square is modelled after Place Vendôme in Paris, and is named after the Governor of Norway Hannibal Sehested.[1]
The publishing houses H. Aschehoug & Co and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag have their respective headquarters here.[2] The square is a plot element in Henrik H. Langeland's novel Wonderboy.
References
edit- ^ Rian, Øystein. "Hannibal Sehested". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Henriksen, Birgitte Sofie (17 April 2008). "Nytt praktbygg i gammelt skall". Byggaktuelt (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2009. [dead link]
59°54′57″N 10°44′21″E / 59.91571°N 10.73918°E
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