Sculpture from Gustav Vigeland depicting man and the cycle of life. Monolith Plateau, Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway. Architect: Gu
On the highest point of the park, on the Monolith Plateau, rise circular stairs towards the Monolith. The figural part, with 121 figures, is m and the total height, including the plinth, is m high. The Monolith was carved from one single granite block. Whereas the melancholy theme in the fountain is the eternal life cycle, the column gives room to a totally different interpretation: Man's longing and yearning for the spiritual and divine. Is the column to be understood as man's resurrection? The people are drawn towards heaven, not only characterised by sadness and controlled despair, but also delight and hope, next to a feeling of togetherness, carefully holding one another tight in this strange sense of salvation.
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