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Villa Stenersen

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Villa Stenersen, in Oslo, was designed by architect Arne Korsmo in 1939 for the financier, art collector and author Rolf Stenersen and his family, intended to serve both as a residence and as a gallery for Stenersen's large art collection. It is regarded as one of the principal works of the Norwegian functionalist style and is the only Norwegian member of Iconic Houses. The villa is now operated by the National Gallery of Norway, which opens it to the public every Sunday during the summer, and it is currently undergoing restoration led by Statsbygg in collaboration with the National Gallery and the Stenersen family. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Cultural property 3
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Oslo Municipality, Norway 2
Completed Year
1937 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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Villa, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Functionalism (architecture), Styles and Movements
Source Villa Stenersen (Wikipedia)
Modernist Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Villa Stenersen (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, located there.
Sources
1. Villa Stenersen (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Stenersen, lead definition
    Villa Stenersen in Oslo was designed by architect Arne Korsmo for the financier, art collector and author Rolf Stenersen and his family in 1939.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Villa Stenersen, in Oslo, was designed by architect Arne Korsmo in 1939 for the financier, art collector and author Rolf Stenersen and his family, intended to serve both as a residence and as a gallery for Stenersen's large art collection. It is regarded as one of the principal works of the Norwegian functionalist style and is the only Norwegian member of Iconic Houses. The villa is now operated by the National Gallery of Norway, which opens it to the public every Sunday during the summer, and it is currently undergoing restoration led by Statsbygg in collaboration with the National Gallery and the Stenersen family.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1937)
    completion_date/completed = 1937-1939
  • In Style: Modernist Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Modernism, Functionalism
  • In Style: Functionalism (architecture), infobox architectural_style field: Modernism, Functionalism
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2. Villa Stenersen (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Oslo Municipality, Norway
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Oslo Municipality, Norway
Wikidata item Q14375801, property P131/P17 (location): Oslo Municipality, Norway
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3. Villa Stenersen (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Cultural property)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Cultural property)
Wikidata item Q14375801, instance of (P31): cultural property
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