Tigeren på Jernbanetorget - The Tiger, Oslo - Norway
N 59° 54.670 E 010° 45.020
32V E 597883 N 6642811
Tigeren er en gave til Oslo i anledning af byens 1000 års jubilæum.
The Tiger is a gift to Oslo on the ocation of the 1000 years anniversary.
Waymark Code: WMXD3J
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 12/29/2017
Views: 12
"Den 4,5 meter lange tigeren i bronse som står midt på Jernbanetorget er et populært fotomotiv og noe av det første som møter mange av byens besøkende.
I anledning byens 1000-årsjubileum i år 2000 ønsket Eiendomsspar å gi Oslo kommune en gave. Oslo ønsket seg da en tiger, og det fikk de: en tiger laget av billedhuggeren Elena Engelsen.
En tiger i Tigerstaden
Grunnen til at Oslo kommune ønsket seg nettopp en tiger, er byens kallenavn "Tigerstaden", som de fleste nordmenn kjenner til. Begrepet stammer trolig fra Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons dikt "Sidste Sang" fra 1870, der han beskriver en kamp mellom en hest og en tiger: Tigeren sammenlignes med den farlige og uvennlige byen, mens hesten representerer den trygge landsbygda.
Med årene har Tigerstaden blitt et velkjent kallenavn på Norges hovedstad, men i dag er det ikke nødvendigvis ment negativt slik som i Bjørnsons dikt. "Tigerstaden" tolkes kanskje som et spennende sted med mye som skjer, heller enn farlig."
Kilde: visitoslo.com
English:
"The tiger in front of Oslo Central Station is one of Oslo's most photographed "inhabitants" and one of the first things that meet a visitor arriving at Oslo Central Station.
When Oslo celebrated its 1000-year anniversary in 2000, Eiendomsspar wanted to give the city a gift. Oslo wanted a tiger, and that's what they got: a 4.5-metre bronze tiger made by Elena Engelsen.
Why a tiger?
The reason Oslo wanted a tiger, is the city's nickname Tigerstaden ("The Tiger City"), which most Norwegians are familiar with. The name was probably first used by Norwegian poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. His poem "Sidste Sang" from 1870 describes a fight between a horse and a tiger; the tiger representing the dangerous city and the horse the safe countryside.
Since then Oslo has been known as "The Tiger City", but these days it's not necessarily meant as a negative thing. "The Tiger City" can be an exciting and happening place rather than dangerous."
Source:visitoslo.com
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Accessible 24/7
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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