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Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
The world's largest sculpture park by a single artist, featuring 212 bronze and granite works by Gustav Vigeland depicting the human condition.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Asker
Akershus, Norway · Europe
About Asker
Asker works well as a base: 10 minutes from Billingstad, 19km from Akershus Fortress.
Asker is in Akershus, Norway, with about 62,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Billingstad, about 5 km away.
Asker Station (Norwegian: Asker stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Asker, Norway. Situated on the Drammen Line, 23.83 kilometers (14.81 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it also serves as the terminus of the Asker Line and the Spikkestad Line. The station is located just southwest of the Asker Tunnel andRead more
the Skaugum Tunnel, and just northeast of the Lieråsen Tunnel. Vy serves the station with local, regional and intercity trains. It is also served by the Airport Express Train and serves as the main bus terminal for the town. The station has six tracks and four platforms, consisting of two island platforms and two side platforms. The station had 8,400 daily passengers in 2008.
The station opened along with the Drammen Line on 7 October 1872. The original station building was designed by Georg Andreas Bull in Swiss chalet style. The station underwent a renewal from 1917 to 1922, receiving gauge conversion to standard gauge, electrification and a new station building designed by
Ragnvald Utne. Double track was laid from 1955 to 1958, including building the Asker Tunnel just northeast of the station, and a new station building opened in 1960. The Lieråsen Tunnel opened in 1973, cutting the distance to Drammen, and resulted in the old line becoming the Spikkestad Line. The station received an overhaul in 1998 and again in 2006. The latter was in conjunction with the construction of the Asker Line.
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What is there to see near Asker?
Within an hour or so of Asker: Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo (18 km), Akershus Fortress (19 km), Oslo Opera House (19 km), MUNCH Museum (20 km).
Where is Asker?
Asker is in Akershus, Norway, about 5 km from Billingstad.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,906
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Akershus
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 59.8333, 10.4372
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Akershus Fortress
A medieval castle and fortress on the harbor of Oslo, built to protect the city and later used as a royal residence.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Oslo Opera House
Striking contemporary building with a sloping white marble roof that visitors can walk on, right on the Oslo waterfront.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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MUNCH Museum
A striking waterfront tower dedicated to Edvard Munch's art, housing The Scream and thousands of his other works.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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TusenFryd
Norway's largest amusement park south of Oslo offering thrill rides, family attractions, and a waterpark.
21 km · about 25 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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