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A One Man Sculpture Park (5/8/25)

Another 2-blog day, which either means a good sight-seeing day or I’m a poor photo editor or maybe both. This is the 1st blog, and if you’re so inclined, today’s second blog is Fram Here to the Poles.

Bob and I had planned an indoor/outdoor day on what turned out to be a gorgeous 62 degree F day. We started with the outdoor activity and headed for Vigeland Park, about 1.5 mile walk from our hotel through some lovely commercial and residential areas. I took a few photos of buildings or sculptures that caught my eye on our walk to the park.

Impressive rock and building (what you can see of it)
A Norwegian athlete almost anyone (at least of a certain age)
has heard of

Vigeland Park is a sculpture park that contains Gustav Vigeland’s life work, comprising 200 sculptures in granite, bronze, and wrought iron. The pieces, all human forms in various formations, represent 40+ years of work and were installed in the park during the 1940s. The park is a gorgeous large and well-landscaped green space that make an amazing setting for his fountain, bridge sculptures, monolith, and the wheel of life.

Gate at the entrance of the park
Looking across the lawn towards the bridge, then the fountain, and then the monolith.
A statue of the prolific sculptor at the entrance of the park
Some of the 58 bronze statues on the bridge
The beautiful pond in the park which the bridge spans
Another bridge sculpture
A view of the fountain and The Monolith areas
from the end of the bridge
The fountain and surrounding statues
A closer look at the statues on one corner
of the plaza surrounding the fountain
One of the wrought iron gates leading to The Monolith
The Monolith, carved out of one stone block,
stands at the top of the park. It contains 121 human figures.
Looking passed The Monolith to The Wheel of Life
Looking back down towards the front gate
from up by The Monolith
Looking back towards the sculpture bridge
on the way out of the park

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