Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo

This morning we went on a 3-hour guided tour of Oslo. Amongst other things we visited the Vigeland Sculpture Park, which was in the Frogner district. This park is full of sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Below is a photo of the Monolith.

“The Monolith stands at the highest point in Vigeland Park, and measures 17 meters above ground. The sculpture is carved out of one stone block, hence the name. The stone was originally shot out of the quarry in Iddefjord, Norway, and transported to the park during the late 1920s.

“The sculpture depicts 121 human figures clinging and floating together. There’s women and men of different ages, and the top of the Monolith is crowned with children. The sculpture has been interpreted as a kind of vision of resurrection, and our longing and striving for spirituality.”

Quote from https://vigeland.museum.no/en/vigelandpark/monolith

Below are some of the sculptures we saw.

The gate to the park has a dragon motif.