Henriette Wegner Pavilion
Henriette Wegner Pavilion | |
---|---|
Henriette Wegners paviljong | |
General information | |
Type | Round temple |
Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
Address | Frogner Manor, 0266 Oslo |
Coordinates | 59°55′24″N 10°42′19″E / 59.9232116°N 10.7052376°E |
Named for | Henriette Wegner |
Completed | 1820s |
Owner | Oslo Museum |
The Henriette Wegner Pavilion (Norwegian: Henriette Wegners paviljong) or the Wegner Pavilion (Norwegian: Wegnerpaviljongen) a classical tea pavilion in Frogner Park, Oslo, built around 1824 at Blaafarveværket. It commemorates the philanthropist and women's rights pioneer Henriette Wegner. It is part of the Oslo Museum and is located near the manor house of Frogner Manor. It is located on a small hill on the edge of Frogner Park that is known as Utsikten ("The View"). The pavilion is listed as a protected cultural heritage site.
It was built around 1824 at Fossum Manor at Blaafarveværket and was a gift from Blaafarveværket's director-general Benjamin Wegner to his wife Henriette Wegner (née Seyler), who became a philanthropist and women's rights pioneer. It was moved to Frogner Park after Wegner bought Frogner Manor in 1836.[1][2][3][4]
The pavilion is shaped like a classic octagonal round temple with a colonnade. The ceiling is a painted miniature copy of the dome over the Pantheon temple in Rome, which makes the room feel larger than it actually is.
The pavilion is occasionally open to the public as an artist-run art gallery and used for smaller cultural events during the summer.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Historiske sommerturer: I Frognerparken". Aftenposten. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Aftenposten, Monday, 30 June 2003
- ^ Aftenposten, Tuesday, 31 May 2005
- ^ "Frognerparken". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Kunstnerdrevne nyheter". Kunstkritikk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.