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Uranienborg Church

Coordinates: 59°55′16″N 10°43′11″E / 59.92111°N 10.71972°E / 59.92111; 10.71972
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Uranienborg Church
Uranienborg kirke
Uranienborg Church is located in Oslo
Uranienborg Church
Uranienborg Church
Uranienborg Church is located in Norway
Uranienborg Church
Uranienborg Church
59°55′16″N 10°43′11″E / 59.92111°N 10.71972°E / 59.92111; 10.71972
LocationUranienborg, Oslo,
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websiteuranienborgkirke.no
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1886
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Balthazar Lange
StyleNeo Gothique architecture
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Oslo
ParishUranienborg

Uranienborg church is a parish church in Oslo, Norway.[1]

The church is situated in the neighborhood of Uranienborg, next to Uranienborg Park behind the Royal Palace. Both the church and Uranienborg school just below were constructed in 1886. The church was built of brick and was the most expensive of all churches erected within Christiania (now Oslo) at this time. The church was designed by Balthazar Lange who was city architect in Christiania from 1898 to 1920. It was consecrated on 22 December 1886. The building is given a Gothic feel and was decorated with stained glass by the artist Emanuel Vigeland. The church was initially decorated with frescoes by Enevold Thømt, which have since been lost. In 1930 the interior received its present form by architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church has 1020 seats.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Uranienborg kirke". artemisia.no. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Uranienborg kirke, kirkesok.no in Norwegian