Grorud Church

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Grorud Church
Grorud kirke
Grorud church 1.jpg
59°57′28″N 10°53′4″E / 59.95778°N 10.88444°E / 59.95778; 10.88444Coordinates: 59°57′28″N 10°53′4″E / 59.95778°N 10.88444°E / 59.95778; 10.88444
LocationGrorud Valley
Oslo,
CountryNorway
DenominationDen norske kirkes våpen.svg Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitewww.oslo.kirken.no/grorud
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1902
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Bødtker
Specifications
MaterialsLocal Grorud Granite
Administration
ParishGrorud
DioceseDiocese of Oslo

Grorud Church is a cruciform church from 1902 located on the upper Grorud in Grorud in Oslo, Norway. The church is located on a hill and is visible from many parts of the Grorud Valley. The building is made of local Grorud Granite stone (Grefsensyenitt) and has 500 seats. Stone walls' uneven appearance, which gives the wall a live appearance, because the stones varies between roughly hewn uneven surface, and smooth surface. The smooth cut stones are centered on the corners and windows. Minister and landed on Linderud, Christian Pierre Mathiesen, gave the altar and baptismal silver dish to the church.[1][2]

There is a cemetery in addition to the church.[3]

Grorud Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Norske kirkebygg, Grorud kirke in Norwegian
  2. ^ Grorud Church Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Grorud Cemetery Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Grorud kirke / kirkested at kulturminnnesøk, Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)

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