Oslo 1 August 2018

Today we went to the Vigeland Park, which is “the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist,” and it is truly amazing. The center of the park is dominated by the monolith, carved from a single piece of granite and is 14.12 meters tall. The park has a huge fountain that is fairly spectacular as well.

entrance to vigeland
Iguana-like creature embracing a woman
Boy with baby boy on shoulders
Woman with arms extended, holding child; man holding baby under each arm
Woman holding child to her shoulder
Woman holding child, woman thinking, two children looking up at sky
Man and woman embracing
Running figure with child on back
Two children laughing and running, arms above heads
Man and small girl
Man and woman dancing, hands in air.
Man lifting woman
Man inside circular stone, pushing outwards
man and woman inside ring
Man embracing woman
Woman dancing, pulling braided hair
Woman with arms around man’s neck
Man with children playing on arms and leg
Fountain supported by human figures
Women holding children, man grasping eagle
People in tree branches (around perimeter of fountain)
Obelisk with carving of people climbing it
Closeup of figures on obelisk
Figures at top of obelisk
Figures at top of monolith
View at sharp angle upwards on obelisk
Two seated men in 3/4 profile towards each other
Sculptures of people next to staircase
Entangled figures
Old women
Intertwined human figures forming ring
Kneeling woman with large iguana/snake around her knees
Closeup of iguana

There are also a number of wrought iron gates:

Profile of man
Woman facing right
Woman and girl
Man with beard
Old man with long hair
Three women

And a sundial:

Sundial with zodiac signs around base
Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio at base of sundial
Sundial from front

There’s a rectangular arch with some figures on the roof, it’s a bit off the main track, so there weren’t a lot of people crowding around it.

Two tree/people sculptures at either side, arch with figures on roof in center background
Bronze figures atop concrete rectangular arch
Closeup of figures atop arch
Standing man and seated women

The Park

The grounds are quite beautiful, and the view from the top is very pleasant. There’s a lake with swans as well.

Lake in park, benches in foreground
Purple and red flowers
Trees in foreground, houses in background
Fountain in foreground, road in background
Black bird with white body and black-and-white wings
Swan and four cygnets
Closeup of swan and cygnet
Swan on grass
Swan in water
Swan taking flight
Swan floating in water

The Royal Palace

In the afternoon, we went to the Royal Palace grounds.

Large yellow building with greek columns in center View from the main entrance
Steep road in center, city in background View back towards city from entrance
Guard in black uniform at small guard house
Trees trimmed to cone shape, surrounded at base by purple/red flowers
Tree trunk split and wideneed into a mushroom shape
Me standing in front of guard house
Flowers with yellow fringe and red center
Statue of woman, head bent, arms folded
Woman with arm upraised; pedestal reads MÄRTHA
Woman in choker necklace

Miscellaneous Pictures

Taken at Aker Brygge and on the way back to the hotel. The last picture is near the National Theater.

Brown brick gothic building
Plaque of Blücher’s Anchor, commemorating a German ship sunk in 1940
anchor
Cityscape painted on information center kiosk
Wooden bench with wooden sculpture of amazon tree frog
Side view of tree frog bench
Statue of actress near National Theater