The park covers 80 hectares (320,000 m2) and consists of 212 bronze and granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland created .
The theme park is the human condition.Most of the statues depict people who are depicted in various activities such as running, wrestling, dancing , hugging , etc. Each of the statues conveys a certain set of emotions , human relationships , often - with profound philosophical implications , which makes many of the songs rather complicated to understand.
The park is divided into 6 parts : the main gate , bridge , playground , a fountain, the monolith plateau and the wheel of life .
main gate .
The main gate , wrought iron and granite, are directly input into the park.They consist of five large gates, two little for pedestrians and two roofed with copper checkpoints , both decorated with weather vanes . The main gates were installed in 1926 and financed by the Norwegian bank.
Bridge.
58 of park sculptures are placed along the bridge , 100 meters (328 feet ) in length, 15 meters ( 49 feet ) in width along the path to the Main Gate and Fontana. All of them are covered with bronze and externally to the primary intention of the park - the human temperament.Here visitors will find one of the most popular park statues Sinnataggen ( scratch-cat ) or the angry boy . In 1940 the bridge was the first part of the park , which was open to the public. Visitors can enjoy sculptures, while a large portion of the park was still under construction.
Playground.
At the end of the bridge is a Playground - a group of eight bronze statues , the homogeneity of whom are children at play. In the center, on a granite column shows the image of the fetus. In addition, there is a pond, where ducks and geese.
Fountain .
It was originally a project for which the fountain was supposed to stand in front of the Parliament ( Eydsvols -Plasse ) , made of bronze and decorated with bronze reliefs of 60 individuals . Representing children and skeletons in the branches of giant trees , fountain involves death , the carrier for a new life.Based on the surrounding Fountain Square in 1800 square meters is a mosaic of white and black granite. Vigeland took quite a long time to install the monument , from 1906 to 1947gg .
Plato Monolith.
Monolith Plateau - a stone platform , surrounded by stairs , which serves as the basis for the central figure of the park monolith . 36 groups of people are on the rise and symbolize the cycle of life. Access to the plateau passes through eight figurative gates, dressed in wrought iron . The gates were designed between 1933 and 1937.and installed shortly after his death in 1943, Vigeland
At the highest point of the park, the plateau is the central figure - Monolith (Monolitten).The name derives from the Latin word monolitus , from the Greek μονόλιθος ( Monolithos ), derived from two words - μόνος ( one or only one) and λίθος ( stone), implying a totem made of a single ( mono ), the solid part ( offset ) of the stone.
The Wheel of Life .
After 850 meters the longitudinal coordinates of the park constructed a sundial, forged in 1930, and finally the Wheel of Life , made by hand from 1933-34 . Wheel in one degree or another like a wreath, representing the four men and a child, infinitely happy in its harmony .This symbol of eternity embodies the basic idea of the park : a journey of man from cradle to grave.
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