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Vigeland Sculpture Park

Vigeland Sculpture Park is a part of Frogner Park located in Oslo 3 km northwest of the city centre. The park begun in 1926 covers an area of 80 acres and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland. Vigeland personally sculpted every figure out of clay, and individual craftsmen were contracted to fabricate the pieces into what they are today. These works of art reside along an 850-meter-long axis divided into six sections: The Main Gate, The Bridge, The Children’s Playground, The Fountain, The Monolith Plateau, and the Wheel of Life.

Most of the statues depict people engaging in various typically human pursuits, such as running, wrestling, dancing, hugging, holding hands, and so on. However, Vigeland occasionally included some statues that are more abstract, such as the "Man attacked by Babies" statue, which shows an adult male fighting off a horde of tiny babies.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigeland_Park
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Vigeland Sculpture Park
The Wheel Of Life
The Wheel Of Life
The Monolith
The Monolith
The Monolith Plateau -- Vigeland Sculpture Park
:: The Monolith Plateau -- Vigeland Sculpture Park ::
The Fountain
The Fountain