Whaler's Monument

Whaler’s Monument, also called The Whaling Monument is a rotating bronze memorial statue situated via the harbor in Sandefjord, Norway. It is positioned on the cease of Jernbanealleen, which is the main avenue on the town. The monument become created by way of Norwegian sculptor Knut Steen for which he won a competition wherein a couple of hundred sculptors had competed. A fee turned into granted to Knut Steen in 1953. The work took seven years to complete. It become first unveiled in 1960 and has end up certainly one of his maximum extensively recognized works of sculpture.

It capabilities an fashionable, fishing boat raised by using a whale fin. It depicts 4 stylized fgures of whalers with oars in an open boat, with harpoons equipped and water spraying. It is made in the style of a compass rose and rotates slowly.Central components are manufactured from bronze and weighs 26 lots. The dramatic effect is superior by way of the water columns in the fountain that are regulated at unique heights. The pool has 128 underwater lighting. Around the fountain are stylized reliefs in granite from contemporary whaling.