Oslo - Vigeland Sculpture Park

The principal attraction in Oslo's Frognerpark is the Vigeland Sculpture Park, an extraordinary assemblage of sculpture by Gustav Vigeland. Extending for some 600m/660yd are a total of no fewer than 650 individual sculptures, on which Vigeland worked for 40 years. The Vigeland Bridge alone is flanked by 58 bronze groups, and under the bridge are sculptures of children. The oldest item is the fountain group, depicting the cycle of human life. Beyond this can be seen the 17m/55ft high Monolith, with 121 intertwined human bodies. At the far end is the Wheel of Life (1933-34; erected after Vigeland's death), consisting of seven linked human bodies. To the north stands a monument erected in 1987, Slekten ("The Family").