Grorud

Grorud Church is a cruciform church from 1902 located on the upper Grorud in Grorud in Oslo, Norway. The church is located on a hill and is visible from many parts of the Grorud Valley. The building is made of local Grorud Granite stone (Grefsensyenitt) and has 500 seats. Stone walls' uneven appearance, which gives the wall a live appearance, because the stones varies between roughly hewn uneven surface, and smooth surface. The smooth cut stones are centered on the corners and windows. Minister and landed on Linderud, Christian Pierre Mathiesen, gave the altar and baptismal silver dish to the church.There is a cemetery in addition to the church.Grorud Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

Grorud is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro. Located between Ammerud and Romsås on Grorud Line, it serves the Grorud borough. The station is located on the south side of a tunnel entrance. Above the station is a small cluster of shops and a small bus terminal. The station was the end station of the original section of the Grorud Line, which opened 16 October 1966, and remained the end station until it was extended to Rommen on 3 March 1974.

Ammerud is the station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro between Kalbakken and Grorud. It is located in the Grorud borough. Ammerud is part of the original stretch of Grorudbanen opened 16 October 1966. The Ammerud neighborhood is mostly residential. The subway station is located on the south side and much of the neighborhood is beyond reasonable walking distance, so a shuttle bus is required. Formerly Oslo University College had their faculty for business, public administration and social work at Ammerud before moving downtown.

Grorud Station (Norwegian: Grorud stasjon) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Grorud borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 10.50 kilometers (6.52 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of three tracks with a side platforms and an island platform. Grorud is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail. The station was opened on 1 September 1854 and is one of Norway's nine first stations. The original building, designed by Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno, burned down in 1862. It was replaced by the current station in Swiss chalet style, which was completed in 1865.

Romsås is a subway station on the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro in the Grorud borough. It is located in the tunnel between Grorud and Rommen. It's in a mountain and smells moist. Like Ellingsrudåsen, Romsås has natural mountain walls. The architect Håkon Mjelva together with civil engineer Elliot Strømme and entrepreneur F. Selmer were awarded the "Concrete board for outstanding construction" in 1976.

Ammerud is a part of Grorud Borough in Oslo, Norway known for its large Le Corbusier style housing blocks. The borough administration is located here. Before 1966 farms dominated this area. Then urban development, part of the trend of suburbanization in Oslo which had started shortly after the end of World War II, saw that the construction of large apartment buildings, chained housing and atrium houses. Most of the building was done by Oslo Bolig- og Sparelag (OBOS). Ammerud spans some of Norway's largest apartment blocks as well as a quiet, residential neighbourhood close to forested Lillomarka consisting of single-family detached homes The population of Ammerud today is a highly mixed conglomerate of different nationalities and ethnicities. To the north of the residential areas, bordering on the forest, lies Huken Quarry which also produces asphalt concrete. This is also the venue for the annual open air rock festival GranittRock. The proximity to Lillomarka makes Ammerud a convenient departure point for trips in Marka, in particular to the tourist facility Lilloseter. Breisjøen and Alnsjøen in Lillomarka bordering Ammerud supply drinking water for parts of Oslo.

Rødtvet Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway. There is a youth center, an elderly center, a kindergarten and offices. In addition to the church room, there are two congregation halls. The facades of the church building are in brick. On one of the exterior walls hangs a large ceramic cross, created by Konrad Galaaen. The altarpiece in the church room, where the cross is also the main motif, was painted by Jens Johannessen. A stained glass was done by Veslemøy Nystedt Stoltenberg. Another stained glass window in the south wall of the gallery depicting the battle of Jesus in Gethsemane dates back to 1928, and was created by E. Kristiansen. The place to light candles and a light bulb was created Torbjørn Grue in 2005. A wall textile and a white antependium was created by Turid Svarstad Flø in 2011. The church organ has 18 voices and was built at J. H. Jørgensen's Orgelfabrikk 1979–80.There are two church bells from Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry from 1978 as well as a carillon with 12 bells in the separate bell tower.Rødtvet Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

Romsås is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. Located northeast of Groruddalen, at the edge of Lillomarka, Romsås was formerly its own borough but was merged into the larger borough of Grorud on January 1, 2004. The name Romsås originated with the Romsås farm which by 1850 was one of the biggest farms in Østre Aker.

Kalbakken is the station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro between Rødtvet and Ammerud. It is located in the Grorud borough. Kalbakken is part of the original stretch of the Grorud Line opened 16 October 1966. The Kalbakken neighbourhood is mostly residential. The subway station is located on a hill on the north side and much of the neighbourhood is within reasonable walking distance, such as the general shopping and food stores. The neighbourhood also has a riding school, a library, a public swimming pool and activity centers for both seniors and adolescents, all of which are located in the Nordtvet area of Kalbakken.

Romsås Church is a church in Oslo, Norway. The church is built of granite and yellow brick in a postmodern style and was consecrated in 1995. The former wooden church that stood on the same site burned to the ground in 1986.The entrance is shaped like a large arch with a large wooden cross inside. The church room is fan-shaped. The altar in the church is shaped like a podium, raised a few steps above the rest of the church room. On each side of is a simple, modern pulpit. Both the baptismal font and altar are, presumably, made of local granite. On the altar itself is a crucifix, behind the altar is a large wooden cross. Other items in the church include a dove created by Nina Sundbye, and a large blanket made by local school children hangs over the entrance hall inside the church. The blanket shows the red thread over a thousand years from the ancient Moster Church to the new church at Romsås. The church organ has 13 voices and was delivered by organ builder Ryde & Berg in Fredrikstad in the year 2000. The separate bell tower with church bells is in brick.Moving ground under the church has unfortunately caused the walls to slip out, the floor has begun to sink and there are cracks between the floor and the walls.

Nyland Station (Norwegian: Nyland holdeplass) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Grorud borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 9.30 kilometers (5.78 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of two wooden side platforms along a double-tracked line. Nyland is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail. The station was opened on 17 June 1961, although an unofficial stop had been in place since 1942. It serves a mostly industrial area, including Mantena's rolling stock maintenance base.

Furuset kulturpark is a park in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. It opened in May 2009 at a cost of NOK 5.6 million.The 15.2 acre park is operated by the municipality and is used for recreational purposes, with a pedestrian and bicycle paths and a recreational area. Furuset Church (Furuset Kirke) is in the vicinity. In the park there is a field of flowers and flowering trees and a pond. In the summer months, goats from Nordre Lindeberg 4H-farm are let out to graze in a paddock in the park.