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Norvège > Oslo > Parc de sculptures de Vigeland > Fountain Fountain Fountain Section 2 on 3 Parc de sculptures de Vigeland Sculpture Catégories Fontaines et bassins Periode : approx. between 1907 and 1924 Artist : Gustav Thomsen (Gustav Vigeland) Area related : Oslo Originally designed to stand in front of Parliament (Eidsvolls Plass), the Fountain 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. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists places periods Description    On the ground surrounding the Fountain lies an 1800 square meter mosaic laid in black and white granite. It took Vigeland a great deal of time to establish the monument : from 1906 to 1947. Site's content     Gustav Thomsen (Gustav Vigeland) (1869-1943) Arbres peuplés d'êtres humains Fontaine Fontaines et bassins approx. from 1907 to 1924 Bas-reliefs des âges de la vie Bas-relief Fontaines et bassins approx. from 1907 to 1924 Vasque soutenue par six géants Groupe Fontaines et bassins approx. from 1907 to 1924 More pictures      See all the pictures (8) The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Parc de sculptures de Vigeland Sculpture Bridge (70) Fountain (3) Monolith (40)