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55 Oslo Spektrum F3
56 Rockefeller Music Hall E2
57 Saga Kino B2
58 Stratos E2
59 Villa E2
Shopping
60 Aker Brygge Shopping Complex A4
61 Ark Bokhandel D3
62 Glasmagasinet Department Store E3
63 Gunerius Shopping Centre F2
64 Heimen Husflid D2
65 Husfliden C2
66 Norli C2
67 Norway Designs B2
68 Oslo City Shopping Centre F3
69 Unique Design C3
Vinmonopolet (see 68)
The main entrance to the Opera House is purposely small and unimpressive, which
serves only to add to the sense of vastness that greets you on entering the main foyer (the
windows alone are 15m high and flood the foyer with light). Aside from the windows, the
other dominating feature of the foyer is the Wave Wall . Made of strips of golden oak, the
wall curves up through the centre of the foyer and provides access to the upper levels of
the building. Opposite the wave wall, green lights create playful patterns on the wall (and
make the toilets and coat room they hide the most artistic you will ever visit!).
GUSTAV VIGELAND
The sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) was born to a farming family near Man-
dal, in the far south of Norway. As a child and teenager he became deeply interested
in Protestantism, spirituality, woodcarving and drawing - a unique combination that
would dominate his life's work. In 1888 Vigeland secured an apprenticeship to
sculptor Brynjulf Bergslien. The following year he exhibited his first work at the
State Exhibition of Art. It was the break he needed, bringing his talents to national
and international attention.
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