Flute - Oslo, Norway
N 59° 54.665 E 010° 44.145
32V E 597068 N 6642780
This statue of a piper playing his flute is located near the harbor in downtown Oslo, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMPDX3
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 08/15/2015
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This statue is titled "Piperen in Pipervika" (English: Piper in Pipervika), and it was created by Norwegian artist Dyre Vaa in 1972. The statue is located between the Oslo City Hall and the Akershus Fortress. Although this area of Oslo is called Vika, Pipervika was formerly the name given to the area where this statue is located because the military pipers (flutists) from the Akershus Fortress lived here. Apparently, back in the 1800s, Pipervika was a slum district that was known for the public prostitution occurring there, quite different from the affluent area it is today.
The bronze statue depicts a musician playing a flute and looking out over the former slum area of Oslo. He is wearing military garb, including breeches, a top coat, a tricorn hat, and a sword.