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Andy
July 9, 2022
Hiking
The literal and figurative highlight of the park is the Monolithen ("Monolith"), a 14m high pillar at the highest point of the park and a monster production for which 3 stonemasons worked daily for 14 years under the supervision of Vigeland. Carved from a single, solid block of granite, the 121 figures appear to climb towards the sky, one on top of the other, as a metaphor for human longings for the divine and spiritual.
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•Migdał
June 23, 2025
Hiking
Two of the three stone carvers who worked on the Monolith died relatively young, possibly due to prolonged exposure to granite dust during the 14-year carving process.
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