File:Monolith Photo Ingebjorg Mogstad Vigeland Museum Vigelandmuseet.jpg

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English: The Monolith stands at the highest point in Vigeland Park, and measures 17 meters above ground. The sculpture is carved out of one stone block, hence the name. The stone was originally shot out of the quarry in Iddefjord, Norway, and transported to the park during the late 1920s. Made by Norway's most famous sculptor of all times, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) and his crew of stone masons and plaster makers. The sculpture depicts 121 human figures clinging and floating together. There's women and men of different ages, and the top of the Monolith is crowned with children. The sculpture has been interpreted as a kind of vision of resurrection, and our longing and striving for spirituality.
Norsk bokmål: På Vigelandsparken høyeste punkt står den drøyt 17 meter høye Monolitten. Skulpturen er hugget ut av én steinblokk, som opprinnelig ble skutt ut av steinbruddet i Iddefjorden. Laget av Norges største billedhugger gjennom tidene, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) og hans håndverkere, både steinhuggere og gipsmakere. Skulpturen viser 121 menneskefigurer i alle aldre som klynger seg sammen. Figurene er i en nærmest drømmelignende tilstand, og skulpturen har blitt tolket som en slags oppstandelsesvisjon. Her vises menneskenes lengsel og streben etter det åndelige.
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Camera location59° 55′ 37.83″ N, 10° 41′ 53.86″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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