Excursion - Frogner (Vigeland) Park - Part 2

After crossing the Bridge, you approach the Fountain...
Originally designed to stand in Eidsvolls plass in front of the Parliament of Norway, the Fountain (Fontenen) was fabricated from bronze and adorned with 60 individual bronze reliefs. Portraying children and skeletons in the arms of giant trees, the Fountain suggests that from death comes new life

And there was more to see than just statues...the Fountain's plaza was intricate...

and the service workers' gates were just as pleasant to see as the main gates, although not as complicated...

and I found the gardening to be wonderful...

I wasn't thrilled to find all the steps leading up to the Monolith, but was pleased to find there were plateaus, each with it's own garden...

For the record, the bees were huge and very busy...

The final level to the Monolith is gated - one set of gates are males...

 

the other females...

 

The Monolith itself is over 46 feet high and is comprised of 121 individuals rising to the sky...

I liked this sculpture more than the rest...I can't decide if he just looks "so not interested"...or in deep distress...

After you go down the other side of the Monolith plateau, you head toward the sundial with a surrounding zodiac...

 

mine

Dave's

At the far end of the Park is the Wheel of Life, representing the theme of the entire Park...about halfway between the Sundial and the Wheel, we had to turn right before going all the way to the end to get to the bus parking area, but that's what a zoom lens is for...