Stacy M.
Yelp
"Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen." (Sarah, The Labyrinth)
It's been rumored that Bowie didn't pass on, but instead returned to rule over his Goblin City. I can't be certain, but I suspect he could be found somewhere within Frogner Park, perhaps inside the labyrinth...
Walking through the wrought-iron entrance gates to the park, you may feel like you've wandered onto the magical set of the movie baby of Jim Henson, Ridley Scott, and Wolfgang Petersen. In reality it is a world created by Gustav Vigeland, who designed the park to showcase his life's work of 200 impressive bronze, iron, and granite sculptures.
The park might not recount epic fantasy tales, but it does tell evocative stories of relationships and the circle of life through sculptures from precocious children to elderly couples embracing.
A bridge lined with statues in humorous poses ushers visitors to the gardens, fountain, and monolith. We were not questioned by a Fox Terrier knight riding a sheepdog while crossing, but we did find "Angry Boy". The baby is bronze now, so Sarah must not have solved the labyrinth in time!
Beyond the gardens, enter the labyrinth...just don't choose the door that leads to *bom bom bom* CERTAIN DEATH! Above the labyrinth looms a formidable fountain held up by giant Prometheus-alien-like statues.The statues appeared to be granite, but Fassbender probably just hadn't awoken them from stasis yet.
If you survive the labyrinth, climb up to the Monolith Platform to marvel at the never-ending view of the vast kingdom and obleisk of twisted bodies. If you look up, you may spy Falcor flying overhead!
With luck you've made it through the park in time so that you too won't turn to bronze like Angry Boy. Then like Sarah, you can tell Jareth, "You have no power over me."
The park is free to enter and is open year round.
Enter if you dare.
"Don't you know anything about Fantasia? It's the world of human fantasy. Every part, every creature of it, is a piece of the dreams and hopes of mankind."
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