Oslo, NO

Markus' Church

Markus' church was consecrated in 1927. It is a church with three naves on two floors, with brick facades. The church is one of the few churches in Oslo to be built in a dense neighbourhood with flat blocks on both sides. The land was a rock when the church was built, so there is a staircase going up from street level to Ullevålsveien. The main entrance is through the Schwensens gate. The architect is Sverre Knudsen, who has spent a long time in Sweden and is interested in Swedish architecture. The style is a mixture of Nordic neo-baroque (facade towards Ullevålsveien) and neoclassicism.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/030103001

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Accessible toilets in the building

Other nearby buildings

Old Church of Aker

The old church of Aker is a stone church from the 12th century. The church has the shape of a basilica with a raised nave above the narrower and lower aisles. As part of the rehabilitation work in the 1850s, more and larger windows were installed and the lime plaster on the outside was removed. At the same time, the church received its large central tower. In the 1850s, when the parish of Aker was divided into three, there were plans to demolish the church of Gamle Aker, but this was prevented when the municipality bought the church in 1852. The medieval interior is not preserved, but in the 1950s attempts were made to give the church a more medieval appearance.

Fagerborg Church

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.

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