Bergen, NO

Bergen Cathedral

Bergen Cathedral is a long stone church from the second half of the 13th century. The church was built for the Franciscans and is the only one of the mendicant monks' churches in Norway that is still preserved. The church was extensively restored after the city fire of 1702, and in the late 19th century it was extensively modified under the direction of the architect Peter Blix. Many medieval stone details were renewed and the rococo interiors were removed. Today, the church has a two-aisled church hall and an east choir. In the 17th century, the church was given a tower to the west and a nave to the south. The interior was completely neo-Gothic from the 1880s.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/120100101

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features
  • Links to national heritage

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Church of the Cross

The Church of the Cross is a medieval stone church originally consisting of a nave with a choir, built around 1150. The sacristy was probably built in the High or Low Middle Ages, and in the 18th and 19th centuries the church was extensively rebuilt, so that the church today has a cruciform shape. In 1896, the sacristy was decorated as a chapel, and much of the present church interior dates from the same period. The interior is particularly marked by the renovation of 1896-97.

St. George's Church

St. George's Church, or Hospitalskirken, is a wooden church built in a square shape, dating from 1706. The church was originally a church for lepers, so today the church is part of the Leprosy Museum. It is also used for some services in Swedish and English.

Nonneseter Monastery Chapel

The monastery of Nonneseter may have been built around 1150 and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Today, only the base of the church and the chapel of the south choir, built in the second half of the 13th century, remain of the establishment.

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