One of the eight figural gates providing access to the Monolith plateau and the 36 figure groups, Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park

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Circular stairs rise towards the Monolith which is the highest point of the park, on the Monolith Plateau. The figural part, from one single granite carved with 121 figures, is m and the total height, including the plinth, is m high. In 1947 the installation of the 36 figure groups on the Monolith Plateau began. Vigeland started the work on these granite groups around the first world war and finished them in 1936. Access to the Monolith plateau is via eight figural gates in wrought iron. These gates, depicting Man in all ages, were designed between 1933 and 1937, whereas the execution was not finished until after the death of the artist.

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Size: 4000px × 2660px
Location: The Monolith, Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway
Photo credit: © George Brice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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