Snarøya Church is an active church, completed in 1968. The building is made of concrete and was designed by architects Odd Østbye and Harald Hille. The project was awarded the Betongtavlen ("The Concrete Tablet") architecture prize in 1985.
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Høvik Church is a cruciform church built between 1895 and 1898 and designed by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church is made of unpainted red brick, with some black glazed brick detailing and lime plastered surfaces. The church is built in the English Gothic Revival style.
Jar church is a modernist brick church built in 1961. The architects of the church are Dagfinn Morseth, Mads Wiel Gedde and Peer Qvam.
Bygdøy church is a concrete church built from 1968. It replaced the Bygdøy Chapel, which had burned down ten years earlier. The architect of the church was Finn Bryn, who also designed the pulpit and baptismal font. The altar is a work by Veslemøy Nystedt Stoltenberg from 1994.
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