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.
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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.
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.
The church of Holmlia was built in 1992-93 and was designed by Hille Melbye Architects by Harald Hille. The altar is made of marble and the altarpiece is a work by Per Odd Aarrestad. Aarrestad also stands behind the church's stained glass windows.
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