It was originally located near the caretaker's house, which had to be demolished in 1986 when the rock it was built on was blasted away to make room for the widening of the main road.
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Michelsen gave the task of converting it into a large park to gardener Olav Moen, who later became a professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
In Bergen he drew several well-known buildings like Bergen Railway Station, Gamlehaugen and Bergen Handelsgymnasium.