Friday, 31 August 2012

Vigelandsparken

The must-see attraction in Oslo is Vigelandsparken.

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I don't think I have ever seen anything like it. It's a whole park of bronze and stone sculptures of naked people at various ages and poses.

Gustav Vigeland sculpted all 212 statues. It took him over 20 years.

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People fighting, playing, crying, loving, running. It was all very touching.

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The centerpiece: A huge column carved from a single piece of stone.

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The detail and the scale of it was mind-boggling.

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