ges . ▁ ▁The ▁br icks ▁- ▁meas uring ▁approximately ▁ 2 7 , 5 ▁x ▁ 1 3 ▁x ▁ 8 , 5   cm ▁- ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁H ov in ▁T eg l verk ▁in ▁Os lo . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁tower ▁has ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 4 9 ▁b ells . ▁Vari ous ▁events ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁building , ▁including ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁ceremony ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁every ▁December . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁City ▁H alls ▁ ▁Middle ▁ages ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁various ▁different ▁buildings ▁had ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁hall . ▁ ▁One ▁source ▁suggests ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁buildings ▁had ▁a ▁wine ▁cell ar ▁which ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Gam le ▁rå dh us ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 4 , ▁all ▁of ▁old ▁Os lo ▁bur nt ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁re built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁and ▁instead ▁be ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Ak ers hus ▁Fort ress . ▁The ▁new ▁city ▁had ▁wide ▁streets ▁at ▁right ▁angles . ▁ ▁Building ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁town ▁hall ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁between ▁R å dh us g aten ▁and ▁ Ø vre ▁S lot ts gate . ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁today ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁old ▁City ▁Hall ▁( G am le ▁rå dh us ) ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁building