Where Will Norway’s King Harald V Be Laid to Rest?
The private burial follows a royal tradition and includes a double sarcophagus budgeted at 20 million kroner, or about $2 million, officials said.
- Norway will lay King Harald to rest on Wednesday following a service at Oslo Cathedral. The 89-year-old monarch will be placed in a private ceremony inside the royal mausoleum at Akershus Castle.
- Designed by a renowned Norwegian architectural firm, the Sarcophagus rests near those of previous monarchs. The firm created the Oslo Opera House and Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, developing the design "with respect for traditions" in consultation with Sonja.
- Architect Arnstein Arneberg designed the royal mausoleum and two other sarcophagi inside it. One holds Haakon VII and Queen Maud in white marble; the other contains King Olav and Crown Princess in bronze.
- Costing around $2 million, the Sarcophagus sparked humor from the late monarch, who joked about the "elaborate coffin" and thanked authorities for "their concern for us in the hereafter."
- According to newspaper Aftenposten, this burial style is a specific Norwegian tradition. While the royal mausoleum is usually open to the public during visits to Akershus Castle, the site remains closed to visitors.
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Norway said goodbye to King Harald V on Wednesday during a solemn funeral ceremony. After the service, the late king's coffin was taken to the chapel of Akershus Castle and lowered into the crypt of the royal mausoleum, next to Harald's parents and grandparents. A Lithuanian living in Norway emphasizes that the people of this country truly loved their king.
He was Europe's oldest reigning monarch and was considered the "grandfather of the nation" to the Norwegians. Now King Harald V of Norway was buried in Oslo.
Harald V of Norway was buried this Wednesday in a private ceremony at the Royal Mausoleum of Akershus Castle in Oslo.
The funeral of King Harald V, who died on 28 August at the age of 89, was held this Wednesday in Oslo. His son and successor on the throne, Haakon VIII, and many dignitaries were present. A modern and reuniting figure, he was the embodiment of an open and tolerant country. - Norway bid farewell to King Harald V who will rest in a sarcophagus at a cost of 1.7 million euros (International).
In Norway, the deceased King Harald V is solemnly buried today.
Svenska Dagbladet
Thick lines of spectators – and a strange silence. Oslo is now quiet for the funeral of King Harald V.
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