Vigelandsparken (Vigeland's Park)

Vigelandsparken (Vigeland's Park) Review

A vast green lung, Vigelandsparken has 212 bronze, granite, and wrought-iron sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) as well as ample park space. The 56-foot-high granite Monolith Plateau is a column of 121 upward-striving nude figures surrounded by 36 groups on circular stairs. The Angry Boy, a bronze of an enranged cherubic child stamping his foot, draws legions of visitors and has been filmed, parodied, painted red, and even stolen. It's based on a 1901 sketch Vigeland made of a little boy in London. There's also a museum on-site for those wishing to delve deeper into the artist's work.