Vigeland Park is the largest park in Oslo and there are over 200 sculptures in the park alone! These sculptures mostly consist of naked men and women with unique poses. This park is a must visit place in Oslo. The park is located on the West side of Oslo and is accessible by street cars or bus. The sightseeing bus also make stop here as well.
We got to Vigeland Park in the afternoon and there were so many people in the park, mostly tourists. As we walked through the entrance gate, we could already see sculptures everywhere on the side. Some sculptures are made out of bronze and some are carved out of stones.
As we walked toward the center of the park, we crossed a bridge with many sculptures on the side. One of the sculptures was a kid with its fist being a metallic color. We were not sure why it was different, but we saw many tourist doing a handshake with the sculpture's hand. We were thinking that maybe it was for good fortune.
Inside the park, we also saw several Norwegian people taking the top off and enjoying the picnic on the grass field. We were told that Norwegian people try to enjoy the sun as much as possible during the summer because winter is dark and cold.
So we finally reached the center of the park and there was a large column of sculpture standing in the center. It was huge. Around the center column, there were several other sculptures with different poses by men and women. We had already seen many sculptures within the city and figured that making sculptures is one of the Norwegian culture.
Other than just sculptures, the park also had a large obstacle play area for kids. The walk path in the park was also covered by large trees with flowers planted along the side of the walkway. It was really nice to have a stroll within the park in the afternoon.
Overall, we enjoyed visiting Vigeland Park. Although we did not spend much time here, seeing this many sculptures in different ways was definitely interesting. It also helped to understand the Norwegian culture more.
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