In 1921 the City of Oslo took noted sculptor Gustav Vigeland's home and studio to build a new library. He made a deal with the city in which he received a larger structure near Frogner Park in return for the donation of a large body of work and the installation of a massive outdoor array of work in the park. Starting in 1924, the area was gradually transformed, finally being completed in 1949, six years after Vigeland's death. I will be doing a special series on this park in October,
but we start today's set with two men on a bridge.
Vigeland a laissé un grand héritage à Oslo. The park must be seen as well as the landmark city hall of Oslo and the Askerhus and Oscarsborg fortresses.
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