Every December, Oslo honors the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and for generations the celebrations have centered on one hotel on Karl Johans gate.
Grand Hotel Oslo
On December 10, 2009, President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo City Hall, then returned with Michelle Obama to the Grand Hotel, where they stayed. That evening, following Nobel tradition, they appeared on the hotel's balcony to greet the torchlight parade below, before the Nobel Banquet in the hotel's Hall of Mirrors, where they welcomed King Harald V and Queen Sonja.
The Grand remains Oslo's most storied hotel, with a prime position on the city's main boulevard between the Royal Palace and the Parliament.
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