Olav Tryggvason (statue)

Coordinates: 63°25′50″N 10°23′42″E / 63.43056°N 10.39500°E / 63.43056; 10.39500

The statue of Olav Tryggvason

A statue of Olav Tryggvason is located in Trondheim, Norway. The statue by sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen honors King Olav Tryggvason who was the city's 's founder.[1]

The 18-metre (58-foot) high statue is mounted on top of an obelisk. It stands at the center of the city square (Torvet i Trondheim) at the intersection of the two main streets, Munkegata and Kongens gate. The statue was unveiled in 1921. Around the statue base is a cobblestone mosaic, dating from 1930, which forms a gigantic sun dial . The sun dial is calibrated to UTC+1 so that the reading is inaccurate by one hour in the summer.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Olav Tryggvason statue (visittrondheim.no)
  2. ↑ Knut A Rosvold: Trondheim torv (Store norske leksikon)

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