Gates of the Monolith - Vigeland Park - Oslo, Norway
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N 59° 55.652 E 010° 41.960
32V E 594985 N 6644559
This gate are located in the Vigeland Park; the largest sculpture park made by one single artist in the world, and is located in Oslo, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMB28Z
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
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Vigeland Sculpture Park
«The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architectural layout of the park. The Vigeland Park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949.
Most of the sculptures are placed in five units along an 850 meter long axis: The Main gate, the Bridge with the Children's playground, the Fountain, the Monolith plateau and the Wheel of Life.»
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«The access to the Monolith plateau is done via eight figural gates in wrought iron. These gates, depicting Man in all ages, were designed between 1933 and 1937, whereas the execution was not finished until after the death of the artist. The gates were installed in 1952. In the outskirts of the park Vigeland imagined a number of figural gates. These were however never completed due to the death of the artist.»
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