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  1. The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's life work, comprising over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze and wrought iron. It was installed mainly in the period 1940-1949, but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work.

    • Chronology

      Gustav Vigeland; Museum Open tomorrow 12 – 16 Park Always...

    • The Monolith

      Vigeland Park / The Monolith «The column is my religion» —...

    • The Fountain

      Gustav Vigeland; Museum Open tomorrow 12 – 16 Park Always...

  2. Jul 29, 2016 · The unique sculpture park is the life work of Gustav Vigeland with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. The park can be divided into 5 main units that are located along the 850-metre-long main axis: The main gate, the bridge with the children’s playground, the fountain, the monolith plateau and the wheel of life.

  3. Jun 27, 2012 · The park contains 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland. He worked over a period of almost 20 years, from 1924 to 1943, and donated his sculptures to...

  4. Gustav Vigeland is most widely known for the Vigeland installation, a permanent sculpture installation in Frogner Park in Oslo. In 1921 the City of Oslo decided to demolish the house where Vigeland lived and build a library.

  5. Dedicated to Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The Vigeland Museum is located in Nobels gate 32, Oslo, near the Vigeland Park.

  6. Feb 21, 2017 · His sculptures can be seen across Norway in Bergen, Vigeland’s hometown of Mandal, Kristiansand and Trondheim, where he made 44 sculptures for the Nidaros Cathedral. In addition, the Thiel Gallery in Stockholm owns the largest collection of Vigeland sculptures outside Norway.

  7. The Vigeland Sculpture Park is a permanent collection of sculptures made by Gustav Vigeland between 1924 and 1943. The park is around 43 hectares and the sculpture garden is the world’s largest sculpture park made by a single artist. It is listed on the Heritage Act as the first park in Norway.

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