Olav Tryggvason

Local nameOlav Tryggvason
LocationMidtbyen, Trondheim, Norway

A statue of Olav Tryggvason is located in Trondheim, Norway. Sculpted by sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen, it honors King Olav Tryggvason who was the city's founder.The 18-metre high statue is mounted on top of an obelisk. It stands at the center of the city square at the intersection of the two main streets, Munkegata and Kongens gate. The statue was unveiled in 1921. Around the statue base is a cobblestone mosaic, dating from 1930, which forms a gigantic sun dial . The sun dial is calibrated to UTC+1, meaning that the reading is inaccurate by one hour in the summer.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav_Tryggvason_(statue)

Address 18 Kongens gate, Trondheim 7011, Norway

Coordinates 63°25'49.786" N 10°23'42.209" E

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