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Looking from the Stage back up into the audience area seating.

Looking out from the lobby area at a glass art work in the harbor

Lobby area of the Opera House

You are able to walk from the ground level to the top of the roof level of the Opera House.. Clever design.

Another view of the Opera House.

Driving around the downtown area of Oslo

While today's skyline is constantly change with the contemporary flourishes that make it a thriving urban center.

New housing developments in the Harbor area.

Home developments with Moss roofs.

Another view area of the Harbor. With mountains on one side of the city and the North Sea on the other, the parks, ski slopes and the islands of the fiords are not far away.

Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 702,543 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022,

Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo.

Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important center for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, ship brokers and maritime insurance brokers.

Oslo is surrounded by nature.

The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's life work, comprising over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze and wrought iron.

It was installed mainly in the period 1924-1943, but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work

It displays 121 figures and might be understood as an interpretation of man’s longing and yearning for the spiritual and divine.

Close up of the monolith plateau carved from one cylinder of rock 54 feet high. The carving of this monolith took over 14 years, and involved work by the artist himself as well as 3 other stone carvers.

The park can be divided into 5 main units that are located along the 2,550 foot long main axis: The main gate, the bridge with the children’s playground, the fountain, the monolith plateau and the wheel of life.

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