Landås Church

Landås Church (Norwegian: Landås kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Landås neighborhood in the Årstad borough of the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Landås parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped design with a very modern style in 1966 using plans drawn up by the architect Ola Kielland-Lund. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Landås Church
Landås kirke
View of the church
60°21′52″N 5°22′19″E
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1966
Consecrated27 Nov 1966
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ola Kielland-Lund
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1966 (1966)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
ParishLandås
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84893

History

The new parish of Landås was established in 1959 when it was separated from the Fridalen Church parish. Planning began soon after for a church for the new parish. An architectural competition held in 1961 to determine the designer of the new building. It was won by Ola Kielland-Lund. Construction on the church took place from 1964-1966. It was consecrated on 26 November 1966. The church is notable for its unique roof line. It is made up of several curved sections of differing heights, giving a cascade-like appearance.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Landås kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Landås kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. "Landås kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Landås kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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