The church of Majorstuen is a long church dating from 1926. It was designed by the architects August Nielsen and Harald Sund. The "Cappella Johannea" is decorated with frescoes with motifs from the Revelation of John, created by the artist Per Vigeland in 1932.
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Døvekyrkja (Church of the Deaf) is located on the site of a former prayer house used by the Kristiania Deaf Association. The land where the present church is located was taken over in 1965 and the church was consecrated in 1974.
The church in Fagerborg was designed by the architect Hagbarth Schytte-Berg and consecrated in 1903. The church is built of Norwegian granite with unevenly sized blocks and a rough surface. It is influenced by English neo-Gothic with curved openings and a large tower placed asymmetrically at the entrance.
The church of Vestre Aker is a long, unpainted red brick church, built according to the drawings of architect H. E. Schirmer in neo-gothic forms. The church was given a new sacristy south of the choir in 1939. The pillars and gables are covered with granite. The interior is characterised by a Gothic Revival style with rows of columns and vaulted ceilings.
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