The main gate the bridge with the children s playground the fountain the monolith plateau. The park can be divided into 5 main units that are located along the 850 metre long main axis. The vigeland sculpture park the unique sculpture park is the life work of gustav vigeland with more than 200 sculptures in bronze granite and wrought iron.
In exchange he promised to donate to the city all his subsequent. In 1921 the city of oslo decided to demolish the house where vigeland lived and build a library after a long dispute vigeland was granted a new building from the city where he could work and live. Gustav vigeland is most widely known for the vigeland installation a permanent sculpture installation in frogner park in oslo.
Oslo s vigeland park is the largest sculpture park in the world by a single artist boasting over 200 pieces by norwegian sculptor gustav vigeland the collection dubbed the weirdest statues in the world by the daily mail includes everything from a woman embracing a giant lizard to a naked man fighting flying babies and everything in between. The park contains 212 bronze and granite sculptures created. Vigeland sculpture park is a result of one man s artistic obsession and a lifetime of work dedicated to exactly that.
Approximately one million people visit the park every year. Here you ll see more than 200 sculptures by the artist gustav vigeland which at least makes it the world s largest sculpture park made by a single artist. The vigeland sculpture park in oslo is maybe the most famous sculpture park in the world.
Vigeland was also responsible for the design and architectural outline of the park which is one of norway 39 s top tourist attractions with. Sculpture park in the frogner park with more than 200 sculptures by gustav vigeland 1869 1943 in bronze granite and cast iron including the angry boy sinnataggen in norwegian the monolith monolitten and the wheel of life livshjulet. Sculpture park in the frogner park with more than 200 sculptures by gustav vigeland 1869 1943 in bronze granite and cast iron including the angry boy sinnataggenin norwegian the monolith monol.
Vigeland was also responsible for the design and architectural outline of the park which is one of norway s top tourist attractions with more than. Sculpture park in the frogner park with more than 200 sculptures by gustav vigeland 1869 1943 in bronze granite and cast iron including the angry boy sinnataggen in norwegian the monolith monolitten and the wheel of life livshjulet. The director of oslo museum lars roede said vigeland park doesn t really exist and is the name of the tourists as opposed to oslo.
Informally the vigeland installation is sometimes called vigeland park or vigeland sculpture park.
Vigeland park sculptures. The sculpture park is gustav vigeland s life work comprising over 200 sculptures in granite bronze and wrought iron. It was installed mainly in the period 1940 1949 but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work. The starting point for the park is vigeland s fountain which was originally meant to be placed at eidsvoll plass in front. The installation is not a separate park but the name of the sculptures within the larger frogner park.
The installation is not a separate park but the name of the sculptures within the larger frogner park. The starting point for the park is vigeland s fountain which was originally meant to be placed at eidsvoll plass in front. It was installed mainly in the period 1940 1949 but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work.
The sculpture park is gustav vigeland s life work comprising over 200 sculptures in granite bronze and wrought iron.
