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    Frognerparken

    4.6 (158 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 AM (Next day)

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    Tamara L.

    Huge, so much to see, free, and open all day, this is a must! So glad this was recommended to us by multiple people!

    Monumental sculptures.
    Bob M.

    WOWZER! What an amazing gift to people of Oslo‼ A must visit for any and all tourists‼ It is totally free and worth at least a half day visit.

    Tabitha W.

    It's free, and it's definitely worth a visit. It was raining while we were there, and we overheard a tour guide imply that this was a benefit to us because normally the park would be much more crowded.

    Andrea H.

    This is an expansive park worthy of a stroll during the summer months when the weather is lovely outside. Although, I would not hesitate to come here year round. Whether you've been on your feet all day at museums, save some time in the evening for a visit. The sculpture work of Gustav Vigeland can be seen and enjoyed here. Much of it is along the pathways in the park and can be enjoyed for free. There is another paid section of his work, but we weren't able to get there during the limited operational hours. There was just so much to see and do and not enough time to do it all. The park is a lovely place to walk, run, play, picnic, take your dog, and enjoy a bit of nature. One family of four worked to replicate the poses of the sculptures on the bridge. They we're having fun with the challenge, and we were amused watching them. There is a rose garden and a lot of fountains and symmetry in the garden layout. The pathways are gravel dirt, but there is also grass, trees, and concrete walkways too. It's on the train route, so very easy to get to. Come for the sculptures, but enjoy the nature break too!

    Van D.

    Frogner Park is home to Gustav Vigeland's absolutely beautiful collection of human-figure sculptures posed both in realistic and abstract manner throughout the lush green park, representing age groups that span the entirety of the life cycle. They tell his life story as well as humankind's. An extraordinary stop whether you're an art lover or general tourist -- and don't miss his iron-work gates at the bottom of the hill!

    Rachel O.

    Harrowingly beautiful sculptures stand all around the park, making it an amazing adventure - even just from one sculpture to the next. The Monolith in the center is like the grand finale. It's striking, disturbing, fascinating, & awe-inspiring. In the dead of winter, it was still bustling with people (both tourists & locals). Absolutely worth the visit. If visiting in the winter, wear good shoes. When we were there, the steps weren't treated with salt. It was a bit slippery.

    Eric B.

    Gayle and I came here last summer as part of a bus tour off our Viking Cruise ship. Frogner Park is a pretty and large open space by itself. What a lot of tourists (like me) come for is the permanent sculpture installation within the park that was created by Gustav Vigeland between 1924 and 1943. It consists of various sculptures, plus larger structures such as bridges and fountains. Informally, these fascinating works of art are often referred to as Vigeland Park. There's a lot to look at here in terms of the various naked and intertwined human figures, plus the bridge, the fountain, and the monolith. At the same time, the beauty of the park itself comes out, even if you'd prefer to minimize your Vigeland views.

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    Holly M.

    Visited this expansive park on a recent tour we were in. What an amazing spot this is!! I loved all the pathways, statues, and landscaping. We were here in February so snow and slush was everywhere. But I imagine this spot is even more beautiful in the spring and summer time. This is a must visit location for sure!!

    Jennifer S.

    Huge park to visit. Very vast and you'll see a ton of tour groups. The statues are interesting as humans are.

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    Ed U.

    Frogner Park: The Monolith must've made an impression on me when I saw it on the Oslo episode of Rick Steves' series. It's a stone obelisk nearly fifty feet high composed of 121 naked and intertwined human figures (photo: https://bit.ly/3oyPSjv). Even though it was built in the 1920's, it reminded me of Kylie Minogue's video for "All the Lovers" where she organized hundreds of semi-clad, gym-toned bodies into a writhing human mountain in the middle of downtown LA. Is it getting hot in here? However, Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland was probably inspiring Kylie when he said, "It's only when you put clothes on people that you start defining their religion or where they are from. When you are naked you can be anyone, anywhere at any time." That philosophy led him to design 212 bronze and granite sculptures installed along the central promenade of Frogner Park. Yep, they're all buck naked, and they're meant to represent life in all its manifestations from child to adult through the full range of emotions. At the eastern end of the park, the elaborate Art Deco-style Main Gate serves as the entry point (photo: https://bit.ly/3J7Z3ku), and beyond the Monolith is the Wheel of Life sculpture made up of four adults, a child, and a baby connected in a Martha Graham-style pose (photo: https://bit.ly/3J8e9X7). There's also a beautiful rose garden that serves to soften the hard surfaces. Just so you know, there is no Vigeland Park. It's Frogner Park with this sculpture garden its centerpiece. The rest of the park is a bucolic expanse well worth your time. Now I need to play that Kylie Minogue video. RELATED - Traveling to Norway? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3PEL4Fe

    Miriam W.

    We came here with a tour group, and I'm so glad we did, as I might have skipped it on my own. Even in a city with so many wonderful places to visit and things to do, this is a must see. The park itself is lovely, with beautifully landscaped grounds and lots of places to enjoy a picnic. The sculptures are the big draw here, and I found them quite moving and interesting, featuring people in all life stages going through the process of being human.

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    Amelia M.

    Wow! A lifetime of work - 212 granite, bronze and wrought iron sculptures created by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland over almost 20 years. Very impressive collection. Interestingly, the people are of varying ages, shapes, activities and moods. Not sure why the angry boy is so famous but he certainly look angry. There are 4 statues of dragons with people on top of the 4 columns at either corner of the bridge; they are meant to depict "the internal vices of a person, which he tries to fight throughout his life. Some interpret these sculptures as a confrontation between man and the forces of nature." The monolith was huge and contained 121 figures. While it was not crazy crowded, there were the usual tour buses and we tried to stay ahead of those hordes. It is quite a journey to get to the park - we took a cab but then had to walk quite a few blocks to get to another taxi stand to get back. But this is a sight well worth the journey and a must see. We stopped at the end back by the entrance gate to grab 2 hot chocolates and a croissant at the Café Vigeland. It was a nice little place for a peaceful break. My only objection was that we had to pay NOK 20 to use the bathroom - as paying customers I would have expected a free bathroom.

    Christina P.

    We spent hours wandering around the 212 sculptures within the park and they're way more haunting and heartbreaking than I expected. Every emotion one experiences in a lifetime is reflected through the sculptures and they're arranged from birth to death. The monolith is supposed to reflect the cycle of life but to me it looked like chaos turning into hope. We ended up cycling here from Oslo's city center, only took about 20 minutes and was easy.

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