Nordberg Church (Oslo)
Nordberg Church is a hexagonal church, located in the neighbourhood of Nordberg in Oslo, Norway.[1]
| Nordberg Church | |
|---|---|
| Nordberg kirke | |
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  Nordberg Church  Nordberg Church | |
| 59°57′46.4″N 10°44′32.1″E | |
| Location | Kringsjågrenda 1, Oslo, |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |  Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | Parish of Nordberg |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 1962 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 620 seats[1] |
| Materials | Mud brick and concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oslo |
| Parish | Nordberg |
The church was completed in 1962 and was restored and expanded with a church parlor in 1982. The facade is in white bricks and has a characteristic church tower which can be seen from large parts of the city of Oslo. It is one of the largest churches in the city.[2][3][4]
The altar tapestry, The Resurrection, was made by Kari-Bjørg Ile. It came into place in 1992. The pulpit and the baptismal font are made according to the architects' drawings. The current church organ from 2015 is a digital organ of the type Johannus Monarke Präludium.[3]
There are two church bells from Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in the church tower.[2]
Outside the church is a log house, a former chapel used for the church's nursery.[4][5]
The church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage and protected by Norwegian law.[6]
References
- Kirkebyggdatabasen: Nordberg kirke Kirkesøk (in Norwegian)
- M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), p. 104–105 (in Norwegian)
- Norske kirker: Nordberg kirke (Oslo) (in Norwegian)
- Om Nordberg kirke (Parish website)
- Nordberg Church Nursery's official website (in Norwegian)
- Nordberg kirke/kirkested Kulturminnesøk Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
