Top 5 Things to do
1. Vigeland Park
The Vigeland Park is one of Norway’s most visited attractions and the world’s largest sculpture park made by one single artist, Gustav Vigeland.
36 sculptural groups reside on the monolith plateau around the main section of the park: an impressive monolith at almost 18 metres high, carved from one single granite block. It displays 121 figures and might be understood as an interpretation of man’s longing and yearning for the spiritual and divine. The carving of this monolith took over 14 years, and involved work by the artist himself as well as 3 other stone carvers.
The fountain is surrounded by 20 trees with sculptures that show the four stages of life: childhood, adulthood, parenthood and old people. The last tree contains a skeleton as a symbol of death, and also to show that man becomes nature after he dies.
The Wheel of Life, positioned at the very end of the 850-metre axis, continues thematically the journey-of-life motif prevalent in the rest of the park. It represents eternity, with four human figures and a baby locked in a circle, floating in harmony.
The Angry Boy's golden hand
The increasing tendency that visitors in The Vigeland Park want to be photographed while holding The Angry Boy’s hand. This has made the hand shiny due to wear and tear
It took quite a while to complete the park. They started out in the 1920s, and the park was sadly not completed before Vigeland’s death in 1943.
The main theme in the park is the circle of life. This is also the reason why Vigeland displayed all the sculptures, except the one of himself, without clothes. He wanted them to be timeless. Today, we can easily identify with the sculptures that look just like we do today, instead of resembling people from the distant 1920s or 1930s.
2. Relax by the Marina Aker Brygge
Cute benches to put your feet up with brilliant views and council house in the background
Size of the cruise is realized in comparison to the boat.
3. Opera House
4. Akershus Castle
Akershus Castle is a medieval castle that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for Oslo, the capital of Norway. The castle has also been used as a military base, a prison and government offices.
5. Stroll the high street
Impressive glow clock opposite the train station
Tips
1) Accommodation : We stayed at the Comfort Hotel Xpress Central Station, which was handy for train station and an overnight stay.
2) Travel : The trams, buses and subway connect well across Oslo.
A ride on tram number 12 is a great way to go sightseeing on your own in Oslo. The tram stops near popular attractions such as Vigeland Sculpture Park, Aker Brygge, City Hall, Christiania Torv and Akershus Fortress.
3) Card payments are widely accepted, NOK conversions and cash weren't necessary.
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