Lillehammer
The cultural centre Banken in Lillehammer was built in 1895 as premises for Lillehammer Sparebank. The architect was Ove Ekman, and the building is inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Kulturhuset Banken has a concert hall and several smaller halls that are used for cultural purposes, as well as rented out for private gatherings, and on the building's ground floor there is a restaurant. Furthermore, Lillehammer Cultural School is located in the building.
Kulturhuset Banken is located in Lillehammer and was built in 1895 as a building for Lillehammer Sparebank. The building, designed by architect Ove Ekman, is inspired by the Italian Renaissance. The cultural centre houses a large concert hall and several smaller halls that are used for various cultural events or can be rented for private events. On the ground floor there is a restaurant, and Lillehammer Cultural School is also located in the building.
The largest hall, Festsalen, has ceiling paintings from the construction period painted by the theatre artist Wilhelm Krogh. In the smaller Holbø Hall there are murals made by Kristen Holbø. These were originally created in the period 1912–17 for Lundegården, and the motifs are based on Sigurd Favnesbane and Villemann and Magnhild. The intimate hall of the bank café displays paintings by Rudolf Thygesen, which were originally painted for the dining room at Victoria Hotel in Lillehammer in 1924.
During the 1994 Winter Olympics, the concert hall was used as a TV studio for NRK's entertainment broadcasts.
Fonte: Hafjell Hotel & Apartments AS