A small by European standards, the city of Oslo boasts an astonishing number of monuments . The main contribution to the work of sculpting was made by the national pride of Norway and all adorable sculptor Gustav Vigeland - figuratively speaking, he is for lovers of beauty the same as Heyerdahl for all whose veins flow the blood of the researcher . The heritage of the brilliant sculptor is huge - and, it must be said, the Norwegians treated their treasure with the utmost attention, than the geniuses can rarely boast - they allocated a vast park for his creations, today he Being one of the most visited attractions of Oslo .
Vigeland Park is the main place of concentration of monuments of the Norwegian capital. There are as many as 212 sculptures on the eternal themes of human existence, the pearl of the park is the colossal monument "Monolith", which can be viewed literally for hours. As for the surrounding nature, the park is as much as possible well-groomed, has a lot of paths and resting places, and yet - it works till late at night, and with the onset of darkness it is especially beautiful here thanks to the skilful illumination.
However, Vigeland's offspring are far from the only monuments Oslo. The city authorities could not ignore the glorious sons of the Fatherland. Munch, Ibsen and the painter and writer Christian Krogh did not remain without monuments in their honor - in fact, Vigeland himself received a "copy". Alfred Nobel is immortalized in bronze opposite the Nobel Peace Center - and, perhaps, this is the most "peaceful" place for the monument to the inventor of dynamite. It is not for nothing that the Nobel Peace Prize, unlike the other five, is awarded in Oslo.
And of course, on the streets of Oslo, the attentive tourist will discover many more interesting monuments - the main thing is to look carefully around, because the Norwegian capital hides all the most interesting things away from immodest eye.
Monuments of Oslo
Museum of Modern Art Astrup-Fernli
Museum of the ship "Fram"
National Gallery of Oslo
Museum of Applied Arts in Oslo
Munch Museum
Norwegian Ethnographic Museum
National Museum of Modern Art in Oslo
Stenersen Museum
Oslo City Hall
Opera Oslo