Children's Place
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You have now moved on to Gustav Vigeland's place for children. Vigeland found a natural spot near the pond where children could play, laugh, and enjoy themselves in slightly less culturally conditioned surroundings. Nonetheless, he was interested in leaving impressions that children could identify with. The sculptures you see take you from the unborn child standing in the center, head down, surrounded by eight toddlers on pedestals. Each statue represents familiar motifs from children's lives and play. Vigeland also designed a children's ferry which was put into operation for the delight of the park's young users, and the boat received its monumental granite pier a few steps further down from the Children's Place. For many years after World War II, the children's ferry chugged around to the great joy of visiting families with children. Today, the ferry has been replaced with living creatures, and you will find beautiful swans and quacking ducks bobbing in the water.