Christian IV - Oslo, Norway
N 59° 54.765 E 010° 44.728
32V E 597606 N 6642981
This statue of Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway, is located in Oslo, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMPDTN
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 08/14/2015
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ABOUT THE STATUE:
The Christian IV monument is located in the Stortorvet area of Oslo and was created by Carl Ludvig Jacobsen. The statue was completed in 1878 and unveiled on September 28, 1880.
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This life-size bronze statue of Christian IV has him wearing a feathered hat, a coat, breaches, knee-high boots, and a cape around his neck and slung back over his shoulders. He has a mustache and a goatee. He has a sheathed sword on his left side. His left arm is bent at the elbow and his left hand is resting on his left hip. His right arm and hand are extended down and away from his body and his right index finger is pointing toward the ground. The statue sits atop a reddish granite plinth. There's a plaque on the plinth that reads: "Christian IV". A smaller plaque beneath this plaque reads: "Christianias Grundlægger" [ENGLISH: Christiania's Founder]. Christiania is the former name of the city of Oslo.
ABOUT THE MAN:
"Christian IV (Danish: Christian den Fjerde; 12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648), sometimes colloquially referred to as Christian Firtal in Denmark and Christian Kvart or Quart in Norway, was a monarch of the House of Oldenburg who ruled as king of Denmark-Norway from 1588 to 1648. His reign of 59 years is the longest of all Danish monarchs.
Christian began his personal rule of Denmark in 1596 at the age of 19. He is frequently remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects. Christian IV obtained for his kingdom a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe. He engaged Denmark in numerous wars, most notably the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), which devastated much of Germany, undermined the Danish economy, and cost Denmark some of its conquered territories.
However, his personal obsession with witchcraft led to the public execution of some of his innocent subjects, leading to the greatest number of deaths in Denmark during the Burning Times. He renamed the Norwegian capital Oslo as Christiania after himself, a name used until 1925."
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