Oslo’s largest park is nicknamed after the sculptor Gustav Vigeland, whose 212 sculptures depicting humanity in all its forms are artfully positioned along the central axis. The focal point is the soaring Monolith on the speeped plinth surrounded by groups of figures. Vigeland started work on the park in 1924. By 1950 seven years after his death, most of the pieces were in place. The sculptures were modelled in full size in clay by Vigeland himself, but the carving in stone and casting in bronze were carried out by others. The interplay between the sculptures, the green areas and the architecture is a breathtakingly sight.

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Frogner (Vigeland) Park
The Little Angry Boy

2. The Frogner Park also known as the Vigeland Park is the world’s largest sculpture park. It is one of the top seeing sights
in the Oslo. .The park is filled with sculptures by the Norwegian artist, Gustav Vigeland. It has some 200 sculptures. The
park was created between 1939 and 1949.

3. Two lines of bronze sculptures on the bridge.
Bridge Area

4. Bridge Area

5. Bridge Area

6. Bridge Area

7. Bridge Area

8. Bridge Area

9. Bridge Area

10. Bridge Area

11. Bridge Area

12. Bridge Area

13. Bridge Area

14. Bridge Area

15. Bridge Area

16. Bridge Area

17. Bridge Area

18. Bridge Area

19. Bridge Area

20. Bridge Area

22. A view of the park

23. Fountain Area

24. The fountain in the park carried by 6 giants.
Fountain Area

25. Sculptures around the fountain.
Fountain Area

26. Sculptures around the fountain.
Fountain Area

27. Fountain Area

28. Wheel of Life which sums up the park’s dramatic theme. The wheel is a symbol of eternity and consists of a garland of
men, women add children holding only each other in an eternal cycle.

29. The Clan

30. The Clan, a last large group of figures in the Vigeland park. It was finally put in place in 1988..

32. Terrace Area
On the terraces are 36 groups of granite figures depicting the cycles of life and relationship.

33. Terrace Area
Granite sculptures on the terrace..

34. Terrace Area

35. Terrace Area

36. Terrace Area

37. Terrace Area

38. Terrace Area

39. Terrace Area
The Monolith comprises
121 human figures,
supporting and holding
onto each other.

40. Terrace Area
The monolith is the centrepiece of the park.

41. Terrace Area
There are many interesting pieces of
sculptures in the park, like the Angry Boy.
For me, what makes the park stands out is
Vigeland’s sculpture collection as a whole.
Together, the collection as a whole is able to
show us something about humanity.

42. Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) was a
powerful creative Norwegian sculptor.
He is most associated with the Vigeland
installation in the Frogner Park in the city
of Oslo. He was also the designer of the
Nobel Peace Price medal. In 1921 the
City of Oslo decided to demolish the
house where Vigeland lived. After a long
dispute Vigeland was granted a new
building from the city where he could
work and live in exchange, he promised
to donate to the city all his subsequent
works. Vigeland moved to his new
location and created over some 200
bronze and granite sculptures, which are
exhibited at the Frogner Park today. He
also created a granite Monolith with 121
figures struggling to reach the top of the
sculpture, which is now the centrepiece
of the park.
Gustav Vigeland c1891
Gustav Vigeland

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