Carl III Johan
Carl III Johan stands before Oslo’s Royal Palace, facing Karl Johans gate from the palace park. The bronze equestrian monument shows the Swedish and Norwegian king in a marshal’s uniform, saluting with his two-pointed hat.
Norwegian sculptor Brynjulf Bergslien created the work, which was unveiled in 1875, fifty-seven years after Carl Johan’s coronation in Nidaros Cathedral. The horse has stopped and stamps its left foreleg, while the king’s sword hangs from the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim. His decorations also include the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword and the Order of Charles XIII. The coarse-grained grefsensyenite pedestal carries two inscriptions dedicated to the Norwegian people.
The surrounding park contains about 1,000 trees, three ponds and several monuments to Norwegian royals and historical figures. Cast in Copenhagen, the sculpture was Norway’s largest single bronze sculpture when erected.
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