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Tomba Emanuel , the mausoleum of Emanuel Vigeland

Slemdal is a neighborhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway.

The neighborhood lies south of Vettakollen, and was built up from the 1890s. [1] It is served by the Oslo Metro station Slemdal. The local sports team is IL Heming.

The mausoleum of Emanuel Vigeland  [ no ] is located at Slemdal. Vigeland called it Tomba Emmanuelle . [2] [3]

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References

  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Slemdal – Oslo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. "Emanuel Vigeland Museum".
  3. "Vigeland mausoleum Oslo, Impulse Responses set for Altiverb".


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