Although the date of Oslo's founding is not actually known, Wikipedia (
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This sculpture of a huge tiger is nearly 5 feet tall and about 10 feet long. It is located in front of Oslo's old railroad station (now a mall attached to the new Central Station) and has an accompanying plaque that reads:
"tigeren
Elena Engelsen 2000
donert av
Eiendomsspar AS
til oslo bys 1000 års jubileum"
which means:
"Tiger
Elena Engelsen 2000
donated by
Eiendomsspar AS
to oslo city's 1000 anniversary"