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Jewish Monument by Anthony Gormley
 In November 2000, Oslo unveiled a memorial to the nearly 800 Norwegian Jews who were deported by the Nazis from Oslo to concentration camps. The sculpture - by British artist Anthony Gormley - is located near the point on the harbour from which the ships set sail in late 1942 and early 1943. It is composed of eight empty chairs. A nearby plaque bears the following inscription:
 'On 26 November 1942, 532 Norwegian Jews were deported from this area on the cargo vessel Donau. This was the first step on the journey to the death camp Auschwitz. On 25 February 1943, a further 158 Jews were deported from this area on the Gutenland. Altogether the total number of Jews deported from Norway was 767. Of these 30 survived. Two hundred and thirty families were completely exterminated.This monument has been erected in commemoration of the Norwegian Jews who were deported and killed in this dark chapter of our history.'
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