Bekkelaget Church

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Bekkelaget Church
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Bekkelaget Church
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Bekkelaget Church
Bekkelaget Church (Norway)
59°53′5.6184″N10°47′17.671″E / 59.884894000°N 10.78824194°E / 59.884894000; 10.78824194
Location Oslo
Country Norway
Denomination Den norske kirkes vapen.svg Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Harald Bødtker
Completed1923
Specifications
Capacity370 or 420
Materials Stone
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Oslo
Deanery Søndre Aker

Bekkelaget Church is a long church (Norwegian : langkirke) located in Bekkelaget in Nordstrand, a district of Oslo, Norway.

The church is built of stone and can accommodate 370 [1] or 420 [2] people. The parish of Bekkelaget was split from the parish of Nordstrand in 1913, [2] and plans for construction of a church began immediately. The municipal architect Harald Bødtker designed the church, [1] and it was consecrated on May 27, 1923. [2] The church has an entrance on the north and choir and apse on the south; its tower stands next to the north gable. Enevold Thømt was responsible for all of the interior decorations and furnishings, giving the church a holistic character. The 21-voice organ was created by the Robert Gustavsson organ company in 1986. [2] The church has two church bells from the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry. [2] In 1937, an urn cemetery was created around the church, and a rectory was built in the corner of this in 1970. [2]

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