Northern Lights Cathedral

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Northern Lights Cathedral
Alta Church
Nordlyskatedralen - Alta Kirke
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Northern Lights Cathedral
69°57′54″N23°16′01″E / 69.965107°N 23.266816°E / 69.965107; 23.266816 Coordinates: 69°57′54″N23°16′01″E / 69.965107°N 23.266816°E / 69.965107; 23.266816
Location Alta Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website nordlyskatedral.no
History
Status Parish church
Founded2013
Consecrated 10 Feb 2013
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) LINK arkitektur
Architectural type Circular
Completed2013(8 years ago) (2013)
Specifications
Capacity350
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Alta
Deanery Alta prosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland

The Northern Lights Cathedral - Alta Church (Norwegian : Nordlyskatedralen - Alta Kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. It is located in the central part of the town of Alta. It is the main church for the Alta parish as well as the seat of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern church was built in a circular style in 2013 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm LINK arkitektur  [ no; uk ], in collaboration with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. The church seats about 350 people. [1] [2] Prior to the opening of this church, the main church for the parish was the historic Alta Church.

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Design

The church construction period was 2009–2013. The building was constructed of concrete and wood with external cladding of titanium sheets. The central feature is its large spiral with belfry. The interior contains artwork by the artist Peter Brandes. [3]

The cathedral is the result of an architectural competition launched in 2001 and was designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects in collaboration with architect Kolbjørn Jenssen of Link Arkitektur. [4] It was consecrated on 10 February 2013 by the Bishop Per Oskar Kjølaas, with the Crown Princess Mette Marit in attendance. The church was built to replace the old Alta Church as the main church for the parish and deanery. [5] [6]

Name

The "Northern Lights" are the Aurora Borealis associated with the Arctic night sky. At the opening service, bishop Per Oskar Kjølaas admitted that the word katedrale was contentious since it technically meant not a parish church but a cathedral (for which the more common Norwegian word is domkirke). He defended the name by the informal precedents of the Lofotkatedralen and Ishavskatedralen , and argued that a bishop is at home in all churches of the diocese. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nordlyskatedralen Alta kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Northern Lights Cathedral /Alta". Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cathedral of the Northern Lights / SHL Architects + LINK arkitektur". ArchDaily. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Vigsling av katedralen 10. februar" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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