Lunner Church

The Lunner Church is a cruciform church made of brick and wood which originated in the middle of the 12th century. Originally, the Lunner church was a long stone church with a nave and choir of equal width, and with a round bell tower to the west. However, in the 18th century, the tower and the west wall were demolished and three transverse arms made of turned wood were built. The medieval church is the choir of the present church. The priestly sacristy and the baptismal sacristy were added in the 1930s.

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Ål Church

Ål church, built in 1930, is a large and long church with a solid and high tower in the middle of the nave. The church was built according to the drawings of the architect Magnus Poulsson. It has windows on two floors. The interior has been well preserved and completed since the time of construction.

St. Mary's Church

The sister churches on Gran were built in the 12th century and expanded in the 13th century. The two stone churches, St. Mary's Church (Mariakirken) and St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirken), are built only 30 meters apart. The churches have been named "Sister Churches" after the legend of two sisters who, due to unfriendliness, had to have their own church. But it was actually not uncommon in the Middle Ages for churches with different functions to be built close together. After a lightning strike in 1813, St. Mary's Church remained a ruin until the 1860s when the church was restored with roofs and windows. In 1912-15 it was again restored to be used as a burial chapel. In 1990-92 it was restored for use as a parish church. The church is built of rough-hewn stone with a chancel that is almost as wide as the nave.

Nikolaikirken

Nikolaikirken is the larger of the two medieval stone churches on Granavollen. The two churches go by the name "Sister Churches". The oldest of the sister churches, Mariakirken, was already completed when Nicolaikirken was built around 1150. The Romanesque church resembles the Old Cathedral in Hamar, the Old Aker Church in Oslo and the Ringsaker Church. The common model was St. Hallvard Cathedral.