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Holmenkollen Ski Arena

Description: Holmenkollen Ski Arena, Oslo.

Newest Review: ... behind the city center. From the tower you have a view of Oslo and the fjord below. You can see for miles and it’s a loooooong way down. Believe me, if you have a problem with heights, this is terrifying! There’s more than a century of tradition surrounding the Holmenkollen ski arena, but the tradition of skiing goes back much further. How far? 4000 years! Inside the actual ... more

... jump you’ll find a museum specialising in….. yes, you guessed it! Skiing! The museum is actually the world’s oldest of it’s kind and holds both rock carvings and skis from the Viking period. I love history so I found this t...more

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Holmenkollen Ski Arena: Norway's most visited tourist spot (470 words)
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You’ve seen them on TV haven’t you? Those towering constructions that grown men leap off of the ends of? Ever wondered how it feels to stand at the very top and look down that slope out into….. what? Well if you’re ever in Oslo, visit Holmenkollen Ski Jump and you’ll have the chance! The tower itself, that’s the bit where they stand and throw themselves onto the slope of no return, is 60 meters high. As if that’s not enough, it also stands more than 400 meters above sea level. So? What difference does that make? Well consider this for a moment. The Holmenkollen ski jump is situated on a mountainside behind the city ... Read the complete review