Oslo, NO

Mortensrud Church

The church in Mortensrud, which was completed in 2002, was designed by architects Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin. The building is award-winning and highly appreciated, but it has also attracted attention and opposition. Nature is strongly present in the interior. Through large windows, you can see the pine forest outside. Natural rock is present and embedded in the ground inside. The wooden altarpiece is made by Gunnar Torvund. In 2003, the Norwegian Steel Construction Award was presented to Mortensrud Church.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/030107301

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Atmosphere / quiet space

Visitors information

  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building

Other nearby buildings

Hauketo-Prinsdal Church

Hauketo-Prinsdal Church is a brick church that was built in 1995. The church has a long plan and was designed by architect Arne E. Sæther.

Klemetsrud Church

The Klemetsrud church is a long church dating from 1933. It was designed by Major Herman Backer and completed by Einar Engelstad in 1932-33 after Backers' death. The church was enlarged by an extension in 1982 and restored in 2008-09.

Nordstrand Church

Nordstrand church dates from 1866. The building, made of brick, was first built as a chapel in 1865, but was through several renovations until 1935. Nordstrand church has three stained glass windows in the choir, made by the visual artist Frøydis Haavardsholm. The first two she made in 1919, and later a third in connection with the rebuilding which was completed in 1935.

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