Frognerparken II

Our second visit to the Vigeland sculptures in Oslo took place in November 2024 where on a relatively sunny day we wandered about in a gentle -2C taking more time to look at the sculptures in more detail.

This time we weren't walking the grandson ( although he was wrapped up in a pushchair) and we were able to view the separate components of the installation.

The gallery below here is of the Monolith

The Monolith stands at the centre and is the highest and tallest part of the installation. It is 17m tall and depicts 121 human figures on it old all ages and gender. Interestingly enough, I didn't see any pregnant women on it nor amongst the sculptures round about. The top of the monolith is crowned with children.

The gallery below is from the Bridge

On the bridge there are 58 bronze sculptures created between 1925 and 1933 and were installed in the early 1940s. The theme of these sculptures is play, lust, energy and vitalism. They depict men, women and children of different ages.

The gallery below here shows the Fountain