Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway

The biggest park in central parts of Oslo is a popular recreational area for people from all over the city.

, and historically part of Frogner Manor. The manor house is located in the south of the park, and houses the Oslo City Museum.

Frogner Park has Norway's biggest collection of roses; a total of 14,000 plants of 150 different species.

The biggest park in central parts of Oslo is a popular recre



ational area for people from all over the city.

, and historically part of Frogner Manor. The manor house is located in the south of the park, and houses the Oslo City Museum.

Frogner Park has Norway's biggest collection of roses; a total of 14,000 plants of 150 different species.

  

Frogner Park (Norwegian: Frognerparken) is a public park located in the borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway, and historically part of Frogner Manor. The manor house is located in the south of the park, and houses the Oslo City Museum. Both the park and the entire borough derive their names from Frogner Manor.

Frogner Park contains, in its present centre, the world famous Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement (Norwegian: Vigelandsanlegget) designed by Gustav Vigeland. Although sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Vigeland (Sculpture) Park, the Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement is not a separate park, but the name of the sculptures within Frogner Park. The sculpture park consists of sculptures as well as larger structures such as bridges and fountains.

The park of Frogner Manor was historically smaller and centered around the manor house, and was landscaped as a baroque park in the 18th century by its owner Hans Jacob Scheel. It was landscaped as a romantic park in the 19th century by then-owner Benjamin Wegner. Large parts of the estate were sold to give room for city expansion in the 19th century, and the remaining estate was bought by Christiania municipality in 1896 and made into a public park. It was the site of the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition, and Vigeland's sculpture arrangement was constructed from the 1920s. In addition to the sculpture park, the manor house and a nearby pavilion, the park also contains Frognerbadet (the Frogner Baths) and Frogner Stadium. In the centre of the park, the Frogner Pond is found.

Frogner Park is the largest park in the city and covers 45 hectares and the Sculpture Arrangement is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist. Frogner Park is the most popular tourist attraction of Norway, with between 1 and 2 million visitors each year, and is open to the public at all times.