Gamlebyen Church

Gamlebyen Church is also called Oslo Hospital Church because it belongs to Oslo Hospital. The present church building was built in 1796 partly on the foundations of the Franciscan monastery church built around 1290. After the Reformation in 1536, the church was converted into a hospital. In 1567, when the Swedes attacked, the first church was destroyed. In 1581, a hospital was built on the ruins of the choir walls of the monastery church. In the 19th century, the church was rebuilt several times. In the period 1934-1939, it was restored by the architect Wilhelm K. Essendrop and regained a more original appearance.