At the heart of the city to which he gave his name is this fine monument. Located in the centre of the main square the city's founder in bronze is shown proudly standing on the plinth of polished granite.
With a lengthy reign of 29 years as King of Denmark and Norway, remarkably he apparently visited the latter only once, in 1585.
He was the father of Christian IV, who amongst many and far reaching endeavours renamed Oslo to Christiania.
In 1917, to honour the 350th anniversary of the city’s founding in 1567, it was decided to erect this monument. It was created by the Norwegian sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen.