Iron Man

This statue was created by Gormley. I have posted same statue in a different places here, here and here. This one is located in front of the harbour in city center. It is spring now but still cold and someone has been so nice to him by giving him a hat :)

Statue # 22

Stand still in the cold weather. Tough woman. See other photo of this statue here.

Statue # 21

I have posted this statue more than 4 years ago, but seeing this bird that seemed so comfortably perched there made me wanted to take another shot of this statue.

Happy Ied Mubarak for those who celebrate it.

Statue # 20 - Årvåken

Årvåken means vigilant. This statue was made on 12 June 1981. You can find it around Mosvatnet lake. It is a very nice place to walk, jogging or bicycling.

Statue # 19

One of Stavanger's statues to give a bit of art to its populace. I think it is sweet.

Today's song: All by myself by Celine Dion

Iron-man

This statue was created by Gormley. 23 of this iron men were scattered all over Stavanger. All facing the same direction. I have posted one of them before, you can see it here. This one is on the road that divide the Lagård cemetery in two .

Theodor Dahl

A bust of Theodor Dahl. He was a local journalist and writer (1886 - 1946). He wrote these books;

• 1921 - Lyngheifolk
• 1922 - Hanalandshanen
• 1923 - Manden på timpellete
• 1927 - Runestkrossen
• 1932 - Tre lys og to skjebner (Roman)
• 1932 - Jærsk lynne og humor
• 1933 - Gullsteinen
• 1937 - En hest en prest og en morildmann
• 1938 - Jeg kranser min jord
• 1942 - Under Jærens himmel
• 1943 - Jæren i syn og minne
• 1944 - Humor fra hav til hei (Humoristiske fortellinger fra Jæren)
• 1944 - Til deg du hei
• 1947 - Byen og menneskene

Statue # 18

This is a statue of Christian Bjelland, who was born in 1858 in Stavanger and died in 1927. Christian Bjelland is the name that most people in Norway would associate with Stavanger as well as the canning industry. He was the founder of Chr. Bjelland & Co A/S, Norway's largest canned goods producer and amongst the largest in Scandinavia. More info here.

Statue # 17

This is a statue of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen (1863 – 1956). He was a Norwegian shipowner and politician from Stavanger. He founded his own shipping company in 1887, Sigval Bergesen. Bergesen was member of Stortinget from 1903 to 1909. He held also several important board positions, among these chairman of the board of the Norwegian America Line from 1929 to 1939.

Statue # 16

This statue is behind the Kampen school. It was a grandmother delivering her grandchild to school. Both seemed happy and excited. Maybe it was the first day of school.

Statue # 15 - Happy Boy Statue

I found this statue outside Kampen school. He seemed so happy to go to school. And I feel blessed that I soon can send my own daughters to school. Many places in this world, there are children due to war and poverty, can not go to school. So sad.

Small Pond

This is a small pond on top of the railway station. The statue desspict a woman and a swan. It is a peaceful place to sit, it is behind the historical building and next to an art gallery.

Steinaldermannen

The stonage man (steinaldermannen) is a sculpture in Randaberg. A cave is found nearby where they supposedly lived 8-10.000 years ago.

In Remembrance

This statue close to Mosvatnet are made in remembrance of those that lost their lives in the Second World War. It is made so one can sits and remembers dear ones and also contemplate the horror of war and the sacrifice people do for others.

Statue # 14 - Asbjørn Kloster

Asbjørn Kloster was a leader of the Norwegian temperance movement in the 19th century. A Norwegian postage stamp was issued in his honor.