Kvam is a village in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, situated along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The village lies in Nord-Fron municipality, Innlandet County, Norway. During the military campaign in Norway in 1940, Kvam was the scene of a battle between German and British forces. During the battle, the original Kvam church dating to 1776 was destroyed by the Germans. In 1952, the current Kvam Church was constructed.
Holmen Church is the principal parish church for Sigdal municipality in the Diocese of Tunsberg. It is located at Prestfoss in Sigdal municipality, Viken county, Norway. Holmen Church is situated on a rocky mound with deciduous forest on the north side of the river Simoa. Access to the church is via Fv133 and Rv287.
Støren Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Støren. It is the church for the Støren parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1817 using plans drawn up by the architects Svend Aspaas and Lars Forseth. The church seats about 400 people.
Lademoen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Lademoen area of the city of Trondheim, immediately north of the old European route E6 highway. It is one of the churches for the Bakklandet og Lademoen parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone-and-brick Art Nouveau church was built in a cruciform style in 1905 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Stein. The church seats about 500 people, making it the second-largest church in Trondheim.
Bratsberg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Bratsberg area southeast of the city of Trondheim and east of Heimdal. It is one of the churches for the Nidelven parish which is part of the Strinda prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1850 by Ole Henriksen using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 220 people.
Old Sakshaug Church is a preserved, former parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug, just west of the municipal centre of Straumen. It is the former main church for the Inderøy parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1184 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.
An octagonal church has an octagonal architectural plan. The exterior and the interior may be shaped as eight-sided polygon with approximately equal sides or only the nave is eight-sided supplemented by choir and porch attached to the octagon. This architectural plan is found in some 70 churches in Norway. Among these Hospitalskirken in Trondheim is the oldest. This type of church plan spread from the Diocese of Nidaros to other parts of Norway. Virtually all octagonal churches in Norway are constructed as log buildings mostly covered by clapboards. Some of the largest churches in Norway are octagonal and the list includes important cultural heritage monuments such as Trinity Church (Oslo), Sør-Fron Church, and Røros Church.
This is the bright and solemn church room of classicism, whether it is such a large building [as Røros Church] or the modest rural log churches, the interior is covered and interconnected by cheerful colors of the Roccoco in marbling and ceiling. This was our last independent contribution to ecclesiastical architecture.
Sør-Fron Church is a parish church at Hundorp in Sør-Fron municipality, Norway. Because of size and central location in Gudbrandsdalen it has been nicknamed Gudbrandsdalen cathedral (Gudbrandsdalsdomen). The church has an octagonal plan and is laid out in a colorful baroque style. It is one of the few masonry rural churches from the 1700s in Norway, and its style and design was unusual or unique in Norway at the time of construction.
Grue Church is a long church dating from 1825 in Grue in Innlandet county, Norway.
Stokken Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saltrød. It is one of the churches for the Moland parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Christoff Friedrich Reuter. The church seats about 400 people.
Austre Moland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Brekka, along the lake Molandsvann. It is one of the churches for the Moland parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1673 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Ormsen. The church seats about 496 people.
Tromøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekka on the east coast of the island of Tromøy. It is one of the churches for the Tromøy parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 290 people. This was the main church for the municipality of Tromøy from 1878 until its dissolution in 1992.
Lesja Church is a cruciform church built in 1749 in the municipality of Lesja in Innlandet county, Norway. It was consecrated with the name Bethel kirke 'Bethel Church'. The church stands on a small hillside surrounded by woods in a valley.
Werner Olsen was a Norwegian church builder and a tower builder with a legendary reputation. He is also known as Werner Olsen Skurdal in reference to the last residence he lived at.
Nes Church is a cruciform church dating from 1250 in Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway.
Heidal Church is a church in Heidal, a side valley of the Gudbrand Valley, in the municipality of Sel in Innlandet county, Norway.
Kvikne Church is a cruciform church dating from 1764 in the municipality of Nord-Fron in Innlandet county, Norway.
Svatsum Church is an octagonal wooden church dating from 1860 in the municipality of Gausdal in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located at the Kirkebøs farm. The church is a timber-framed structure and can accommodate 250 people. It has three bells, dating from c. 1200–1300 and 1981; one of the bells is no longer in use. The altarpiece was painted by Christen Brun. The pulpit dates from 1860, and the pipe organ from 1960. The baptismal bowl is older than the church building. The church was consecrated on October 25, 1860.
Ragnvald Pedersson Einbu was a Norwegian woodcarver and painter.
Fåberg Church is a cruciform church in the village of Fåberg in the municipality of Lillehammer in Innlandet county, Norway.
