#Industrial and technical building #Oslo #1932
Sommerrogatta 1
0255
Oslo,
Norway
Public transport: Inkognitogata
Access: Public area
Today's use: different
Description
The modern feature of this telephone box was and is its simple design. The well-known London telephone boxes were designed in 1920 and appear much older with their less minimalist design. The Norwegian Riks features large fixed windows in an iron construction on a concrete slab with the following dimensions: height: 242, width: 102 cm and length: 105 cm.
Description
The modern feature of this telephone box was and is its simple design. The well-known London telephone boxes were designed in 1920 and appear much older with their less minimalist design. The Norwegian Riks features large fixed windows in an iron construction on a concrete slab with the following dimensions: height: 242, width: 102 cm and length: 105 cm.
History
The first telephon booth was opened in the USA in 1878. Several styles were used to make the little boxes visible. The state company Telegrafverket was looking for a new design for its telephone boxes in the early 1930s. The competition was won by Georg Fredrik Fasting. In 1932, he came up with a very simple design for the Norwegian telephone boxes, also known as Riks. About 6,000 boxes were in use in Norway.Telephone boxes are no longer needed since the end of the 1990s.
A telephone box with an inventory number is listed in the Norwegian National Museum as a Norwegian national monument. The mobile company Telenor an the Heritage Institute have decided that 100 of these little treasures will be preserved. Some of them were converted into book kiosks, to ensure their survival.
History
The first telephon booth was opened in the USA in 1878. Several styles were used to make the little boxes visible. The state company Telegrafverket was looking for a new design for its telephone boxes in the early 1930s. The competition was won by Georg Fredrik Fasting. In 1932, he came up with a very simple design for the Norwegian telephone boxes, also known as Riks. About 6,000 boxes were in use in Norway.Telephone boxes are no longer needed since the end of the 1990s.
A telephone box with an inventory number is listed in the Norwegian National Museum as a Norwegian national monument. The mobile company Telenor an the Heritage Institute have decided that 100 of these little treasures will be preserved. Some of them were converted into book kiosks, to ensure their survival.
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