Churches in Norway

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English: Select photos of church buildings in Norway.
Norsk bokmål: Utvalgte bilder av kirker i Norge. Sortert etter fylke, periode og arkitektur.
 See also category: Churches in Norway.

By county

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For full meta-category see Category:Churches in Norway by county

Norsk bokmål: Kirker i Norge etter fylke

Oslo

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  • Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
    Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke
    English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
  • Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
    Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke
    English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
  • Bakkehaugen kirke
    Bakkehaugen kirke
  • Kulturkirken Jakob
    Kulturkirken Jakob
  • Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
    Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke
    English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
    Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke
    English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Holmenkollen kapell - 2005 English: Holmenkollen chapel - 2005
    Norsk bokmål: Holmenkollen kapell - 2005
    English: Holmenkollen chapel - 2005
  • Norsk bokmål: Frogner kirke English: Frogner church
    Norsk bokmål: Frogner kirke
    English: Frogner church
  • Norsk bokmål: Trefoldinghetskirken English: Holy Trinity church
    Norsk bokmål: Trefoldinghetskirken
    English: Holy Trinity church

Buskerud

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  • Buskerud County
    Buskerud County
  • English: Flesberg Stave C. (12th c)
    English: Flesberg Stave C. (12th c)
  • Norsk bokmål: Hol kirke English: Hol church
    Norsk bokmål: Hol kirke
    English: Hol church
  • Norsk bokmål: Hol gamle kirke English: Hol old church
    Norsk bokmål: Hol gamle kirke
    English: Hol old church
  • English: Kongsberg church
    English: Kongsberg church
  • English: Interior Hønefoss Ch (burned 2010)
    English: Interior Hønefoss Ch (burned 2010)
  • English: Åssiden Ch, Drammen (brick 1967)
    English: Åssiden Ch, Drammen (brick 1967)

Telemark

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  • Telemark county
    Telemark county
  • English: Eidsborg Stave Church (13th c)
    English: Eidsborg Stave Church (13th c)
  • English: Østre Porsgrunn Ch (1760), burned 2011
    English: Østre Porsgrunn Ch (1760), burned 2011
  • English: Vår Frue (Our Lady) Church (catholic, 1899)
    English: Vår Frue (Our Lady) Church (catholic, 1899)
  • English: Langesund Ch (wood/concrete, 1992)
    English: Langesund Ch (wood/concrete, 1992)
  • English: Gautefall Church (1997
    English: Gautefall Church (1997

Vestfold

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  • Vestfold County
    Vestfold County
  • Norsk bokmål: Tjølling kirke English: Tjølling church
    Norsk bokmål: Tjølling kirke
    English: Tjølling church
  • English: St. John the Baptist's Church, Sandefjord
    English: St. John the Baptist's Church, Sandefjord
  • English: Tjøme church
    English: Tjøme church

Vest-Agder

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  • Vest-Agder County
    Vest-Agder County
  • English: Hidra Ch (1854)
    English: Hidra Ch (1854)
  • English: Flekkerøy Ch (concrete/slate 1960)
    English: Flekkerøy Ch (concrete/slate 1960)
  • English: Mandal Ch
    English: Mandal Ch
  • English: Oddernes Ch
    English: Oddernes Ch

Hordaland

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  • Hordaland county
    Hordaland county
  • Norsk bokmål: Ask kirke, Askøy English: Ask church, Askøy
    Norsk bokmål: Ask kirke, Askøy
    English: Ask church, Askøy
  • Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy English: Herdla church, Askøy
    Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy
    English: Herdla church, Askøy
  • Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy English: Herdla church, Askøy
    Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy
    English: Herdla church, Askøy
  • Norsk bokmål: Strusshamn kirke, Askøy English: Strusshamn church, Askøy
    Norsk bokmål: Strusshamn kirke, Askøy
    English: Strusshamn church, Askøy
  • Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
    Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen
    English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
  • Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
    Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen
    English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
  • Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
    Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen
    English: Loddefjord church, Bergen

Sogn og Fjordane

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  • Sogn og Fjordane county
    Sogn og Fjordane county
  • Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene English: The churches at Borgund
    Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene
    English: The churches at Borgund
  • English: Hopperstad stave church, interior
    English: Hopperstad stave church, interior
  • English: Hyllestad church
    English: Hyllestad church
  • English: Lavik church (octagonal)
    English: Lavik church (octagonal)

Møre og Romsdal

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  • Møre og Romsdal county
    Møre og Romsdal county
  • English: Old and new church at Rødven
    English: Old and new church at Rødven
  • English: St Jetmund church, Åheim
    English: St Jetmund church, Åheim
  • English: Grytten church, Rauma
    English: Grytten church, Rauma
  • English: Kleive church
    English: Kleive church
  • English: Bremsnes church, Averøya
    English: Bremsnes church, Averøya
  • English: Sunnylven Church, 19th c long church, exterior reflects floor plan.
    English: Sunnylven Church, 19th c long church, exterior reflects floor plan.

Sør-Trøndelag

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  • Nidaros Cathedral in winter
    Nidaros Cathedral in winter
  • Vår Frue Church, Trondheim
    Vår Frue Church, Trondheim
  • Bakke Church in Trondheim, before relocation
    Bakke Church in Trondheim, before relocation
  • Røros Church - altar, pulpit and organ
    Røros Church - altar, pulpit and organ
  • Hegvik Church (1858)
    Hegvik Church (1858)
  • Nerskogen Chapel (1962)
    Nerskogen Chapel (1962)

Nord-Trøndelag

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  • Namsos Church (1960), previous lost in war
    Namsos Church (1960), previous lost in war
  • English: Vestvik/Framverran Church (wood 1905).
    English: Vestvik/Framverran Church (wood 1905).
  • English: Alstadhaug church, romanesque and gothic 12th century
    English: Alstadhaug church, romanesque and gothic 12th century
  • English: Vuku church (1655), Verdal
    English: Vuku church (1655), Verdal

Nordland

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  • Nordland County
    Nordland County
  • Brønnøy Church
    Brønnøy Church
  • English: Buksnes church
    English: Buksnes church
  • Dverberg Church
    Dverberg Church
  • English: Evenes Church
    English: Evenes Church

Troms

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  • Troms county within Norway
    Troms county within Norway
  • English: Tromsdalen Church, "Arctic Cathedral" (1964)
    English: Tromsdalen Church, "Arctic Cathedral" (1964)
  • Målselv Church interior (1978)
    Målselv Church interior (1978)
  • English: Skibotn Church (1895)
    English: Skibotn Church (1895)

Finnmark

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  • Norsk bokmål: Alta kirke English: Alta Church
    Norsk bokmål: Alta kirke
    English: Alta Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Gamvik kirke English: Gamvik Church
    Norsk bokmål: Gamvik kirke
    English: Gamvik Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Hammerfest kirke English: Hammerfest Church
    Norsk bokmål: Hammerfest kirke
    English: Hammerfest Church
  • Norsk bokmål: St. Mikael kirke i Hammerfest English: St. Michael's Church in Hammerfest
    Norsk bokmål: St. Mikael kirke i Hammerfest
    English: St. Michael's Church in Hammerfest
  • Norsk bokmål: Metodistkirken i Hammerfest English: Methodist Church in Hammerfest
    Norsk bokmål: Metodistkirken i Hammerfest
    English: Methodist Church in Hammerfest
  • Norsk bokmål: Lebesby kirke English: Lebesby Church
    Norsk bokmål: Lebesby kirke
    English: Lebesby Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Talvik kirke English: Talvik Church
    Norsk bokmål: Talvik kirke
    English: Talvik Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Vadsø kirke English: Vadsø Church
    Norsk bokmål: Vadsø kirke
    English: Vadsø Church
  • English: Orthodox St. Georg's Chapel in Neiden
    English: Orthodox St. Georg's Chapel in Neiden

Churches by age and technique

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Medieval

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Stone

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For full category see Category:Medieval stone churches in Norway

  • English: Nidaros cathedral (1810 gouache)
    English: Nidaros cathedral (1810 gouache)
  • English: Nidaros cathedral today
    English: Nidaros cathedral today
  • English: Kinn church (photo 1910)
    English: Kinn church (photo 1910)
  • English: Alstadhaug church
    English: Alstadhaug church
  • English: Giske church (photo 1927)
    English: Giske church (photo 1927)
  • English: Gamle Aker church (photo 1906)
    English: Gamle Aker church (photo 1906)
  • English: Mariakirken (St Mary's or German church), Bergen
    English: Mariakirken (St Mary's or German church), Bergen

Stave Churches

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For full category see Category:Stave churches in Norway
  • Norsk bokmål: Øye stavkirke English: Øye Stave Church
    Norsk bokmål: Øye stavkirke
    English: Øye Stave Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke English: Undredal Stave Church
    Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke
    English: Undredal Stave Church
  • Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - alter English: Undredal Stave Church - alter
    Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - alter
    English: Undredal Stave Church - alter
  • Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - kirkeskipet English: Undredal Stave Church - church ship
    Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - kirkeskipet
    English: Undredal Stave Church - church ship
  • Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene English: The curches at Borgund
    Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene
    English: The curches at Borgund
  • Norsk bokmål: Høre stavkirke English: Høre stave church
    Norsk bokmål: Høre stavkirke
    English: Høre stave church
  • Norsk bokmål: Rollag stavkirke English: Rollag stave church
    Norsk bokmål: Rollag stavkirke
    English: Rollag stave church
  • English: Heddal stave church, painting by Flintoe
    English: Heddal stave church, painting by Flintoe

After 1536

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Buildings constructed after the reformation.

Wood

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Stave church technique was not used after 16th century, all wood churches from this period are log buildings.

  • English: Eid church, Nordfjordeid (photo 1931)
    English: Eid church, Nordfjordeid (photo 1931)
  • English: Dalen church, Folldal
    English: Dalen church, Folldal
  • English: Tromsø Cathedral
    English: Tromsø Cathedral
  • English: Vågan church «Lofoten Cathedral»
    English: Vågan church «Lofoten Cathedral»
  • English: Udenes church, Akershus county
    English: Udenes church, Akershus county
  • English: Øyslebø church, Vest-Agder (photo 1900)
    English: Øyslebø church, Vest-Agder (photo 1900)
  • English: Sollia church, Stor-Elvdal
    English: Sollia church, Stor-Elvdal

Masonry

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  • English: Oslo Cathedral (two brick qualities visible)
    English: Oslo Cathedral (two brick qualities visible)
  • English: St Olav catholic cathedral (photo 1895)
    English: St Olav catholic cathedral (photo 1895)
  • English: St John's Church, Bergen
    English: St John's Church, Bergen
  • English: Røros church
    English: Røros church
  • English: St Edmund's church (anglican), Oslo
    English: St Edmund's church (anglican), Oslo
  • English: Slagen church, Tønsberg
    English: Slagen church, Tønsberg

After 1851

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  • Tjugum Church, octagonal, wood (1863)
    Tjugum Church, octagonal, wood (1863)
  • English: Sylte Church, wood, long (1863)
    English: Sylte Church, wood, long (1863)
  • English: Hattfjelldal Church (1868) under construction
    English: Hattfjelldal Church (1868) under construction
  • English: Hauge church in Lærdal (1868) stave church inspired
    English: Hauge church in Lærdal (1868) stave church inspired
  • English: Kvam Church, long, wood (1878)
    English: Kvam Church, long, wood (1878)
  • English: Gildeskål Church, wood, neo-gothic, long (1881)
    English: Gildeskål Church, wood, neo-gothic, long (1881)
  • English: Orkanger Church, original style (1892)
    English: Orkanger Church, original style (1892)
  • English: St John's Church, Bergen, Gothic Revival, brick (1894) Norsk bokmål: Johanneskirken i Bergen (1894), nygotisk
    English: St John's Church, Bergen, Gothic Revival, brick (1894)
    Norsk bokmål: Johanneskirken i Bergen (1894), nygotisk
  • Auli Church]], Nes, Akershus, wood, long (1907)
    Auli Church]], Nes, Akershus, wood, long (1907)
  • Iladalen Church, Oslo, long, brick (1941)
    Iladalen Church, Oslo, long, brick (1941)

After 1945

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  • English: Molde cathedral
    English: Molde cathedral
  • English: Bodø cathedral (basilica form)
    English: Bodø cathedral (basilica form)
  • English: Tromsdalen church «Arctic cathedral»
    English: Tromsdalen church «Arctic cathedral»
  • English: Sykkylven church, 1990
    English: Sykkylven church, 1990
  • English: Landås church, Bergen, 1966
    English: Landås church, Bergen, 1966
  • English: Kirelandet church, Kristiansund, 1964
    English: Kirelandet church, Kristiansund, 1964
  • English: Seegård church, Snertingdal
    English: Seegård church, Snertingdal
  • English: Vardø church
    English: Vardø church

Churches by style and form

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Romanesque

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  • English: Old Aker Church - a Romanesque basilica
    English: Old Aker Church - a Romanesque basilica
  • English: A Romanesque portal of Stavanger Cathedral
    English: A Romanesque portal of Stavanger Cathedral
  • English: St Nicholas at Gran, romanesque basilica
    English: St Nicholas at Gran, romanesque basilica
  • English: Ringsaker church
    English: Ringsaker church

Gothic and Neo-Gothic

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  • English: Vangskyrkja at Voss, 1277, stone gothic
    English: Vangskyrkja at Voss, 1277, stone gothic
  • English: Trondenes Church, 13th-14th c, the northernmost medieval church
    English: Trondenes Church, 13th-14th c, the northernmost medieval church
  • English: Bamble Church, 1845, log
    English: Bamble Church, 1845, log
  • English: Tromsø Cathedral, 1861, wood, neo-gothic
    English: Tromsø Cathedral, 1861, wood, neo-gothic
  • English: Kristiansand Cathedral, 1885, neo-gothic, brick/cement
    English: Kristiansand Cathedral, 1885, neo-gothic, brick/cement
  • English: Skien Church, 1894 neo-gothic, brick
    English: Skien Church, 1894 neo-gothic, brick
  • English: Johanneskirken (St John's), Bergen, 1894, brick
    English: Johanneskirken (St John's), Bergen, 1894, brick

Long churches

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A single rectangular nave, the predominant church design in Norway.

  • English: Holdhus church interior
    English: Holdhus church interior
  • English: Reinli stave church (photo 1890)
    English: Reinli stave church (photo 1890)
  • English: Lillesand church
    English: Lillesand church
  • English: Sylte church
    English: Sylte church
  • English: Langset church, Eidsvoll
    English: Langset church, Eidsvoll
  • English: Kautokeino church
    English: Kautokeino church
  • English: Avaldsnes church (13th c)
    English: Avaldsnes church (13th c)
  • English: Veøy church
    English: Veøy church
  • English: Gaupne old church
    English: Gaupne old church
  • English: Årdal old church at Hjelmeland
    English: Årdal old church at Hjelmeland
  • English: Kjerringøy church
    English: Kjerringøy church

Basilica churches

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«Basilica» refers to shape, not to status or function within the church of Norway.

  • English: Ringsaker church (combined basilica and cruciform)
    English: Ringsaker church (combined basilica and cruciform)
  • English: St Nicholas church at Granavollen
    English: St Nicholas church at Granavollen
  • English: Gamle Aker church, Oslo (1852 drawing)
    English: Gamle Aker church, Oslo (1852 drawing)
  • English: Mariakirken (St Mary's), Bergen
    English: Mariakirken (St Mary's), Bergen
  • English: Model of a medieval version of Hoff church.
    English: Model of a medieval version of Hoff church.
  • English: Steinkjer church (erected 1965)
    English: Steinkjer church (erected 1965)
  • Samnanger church (octagonal/basilica) Photograph: Wilse/Museum of Cultural History
    Samnanger church (octagonal/basilica) Photograph: Wilse/Museum of Cultural History
  • Sveio church
    Sveio church
  • Bodø cathedral (1956) interior
    Bodø cathedral (1956) interior

Cruciform churches

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Cruciform (greek or latin cross) nave.

Main category: Cruciform churches in Norway
  • English: Aurdal church
    English: Aurdal church
  • English: Brandval Church (1651)
    English: Brandval Church (1651)
  • English: Vinger Church (1697)
    English: Vinger Church (1697)
  • English: Old church of Karasjok
    English: Old church of Karasjok
  • English: Kristiansand cathedral - one of the largest
    English: Kristiansand cathedral - one of the largest
  • English: Budal church, Y-shape a variant of cruciform
    English: Budal church, Y-shape a variant of cruciform
  • English: Hidra church in Flekkefjord - combined cruciform and octagon
    English: Hidra church in Flekkefjord - combined cruciform and octagon
  • English: Elverhøy church, Tromsø
    English: Elverhøy church, Tromsø
  • English: Lyngdal church - one of the largest wood
    English: Lyngdal church - one of the largest wood

Converted to cruciform

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Churches converted to cruciform plan through addition of transepts or other modifications (stave church technique not used after 16th century).

  • English: Haslum church - enlarged to cruciform
    English: Haslum church - enlarged to cruciform
  • English: Søndled church - wood transepts added to original masonry
    English: Søndled church - wood transepts added to original masonry
  • English: Flesberg stave church - enlarged to cruciform
    English: Flesberg stave church - enlarged to cruciform
  • English: 12th c Nore stave church - single nave converted 1709
    English: 12th c Nore stave church - single nave converted 1709
  • English: 12th c Hedalen stave church - converted 1699
    English: 12th c Hedalen stave church - converted 1699
  • English: Vågå church - erected 17th c from stave church remains
    English: Vågå church - erected 17th c from stave church remains
  • English: Norderhov church - converted from long church
    English: Norderhov church - converted from long church

Octagonal churches

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see also Octagonal churches
Main category: Octagonal churches in Norway
  • English: Hospitalskirken, Trondheim
    English: Hospitalskirken, Trondheim
  • English: Sør-Fron church «Gudbrandsdal cathedral»
    English: Sør-Fron church «Gudbrandsdal cathedral»
  • English: Stor-Elvdal church
    English: Stor-Elvdal church
  • English: Norddal church
    English: Norddal church
  • English: Dolstad church - combined cruciform and octagon
    English: Dolstad church - combined cruciform and octagon
  • English: Kilebygda church, Skien
    English: Kilebygda church, Skien
  • English: Klæbu church
    English: Klæbu church
  • English: Tynset church
    English: Tynset church
  • English: Røros church
    English: Røros church
  • English: Årdal church in Bygland
    English: Årdal church in Bygland
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