Victoria Terrasse

It was designed by architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer, assisted by Wilhelm von Hanno, Paul Due and Richard Steckmest.

The complex's features included rich profiling and a wide variety of wrought iron detail.

The exterior is made of polished tiled brick painted white, enhanced by decorative towers, domes and cupolas.

[4] Infamously, it was taken over by the Sicherheitspolizei and Sicherheitsdienst in April 1940, serving as headquarters during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

[4] Allied bombers tried to destroy Victoria Terrasse on 25 September 1942 and 31 December 1944 but missed the complex and instead hit civilian targets.