Alexander Lange Kielland Monument

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Alexander Lange Kielland Monument in Stavanger, 2017

The Alexander Lange Kielland Monument is a monument erected for the Norwegian author Alexander Lange Kielland in the Norwegian city ​​of Stavanger, west of the Stavanger Domkirke on the Torget .

before 1963

The monument was created by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad in 1928 and unveiled on May 6, 1928. It was financed through donations. It shows a statue representing Kielland, standing on a high stone pedestal and looking to the horizon.

At the front of the base is a plaque that shows a portrait of Vigrestad as a relief and describes the statue as his main work.

Web links

Commons : Alexander-Lange-Kielland-Denkmal  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Véronique Mignot-Bari, Stavanger and its surroundings , Trolls of Norway 2008, ISBN 978-82-92868-08-9 , page 24

Coordinates: 58 ° 58 '11 "  N , 5 ° 43' 55.1"  E