Vinland's fountain is amazing. It originally was to be
located in front of the Parliament building in central Oslo. In 1947 the
installing of the fountain was finally finished. The ground around the fountain
Vigeland has formed as an 1,800 square meter mosaic in black and white granite.
The geometrical pattern shapes an almost 3,000 meter long labyrinth.
The 20 tree groups were all modelled between 1906 and 1914.
Beneath the crown of the trees the life of man, from cradle to grave, unfolds.
After the final tree group with
the skeleton which is about to decay in nature, follows a tree full of
children: From death arises new life.
The bronze reliefs along the outer side of the pool render the eternal
life cycle of mankind.
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