Vålerengen Church

The Vålerengen church is a stone church with a tower next to the choir, built in 1902 according to the plans of the architect Holger Sinding-Larsen. In 1979 the church burned down, leaving only the walls and the tower. The church was then rebuilt with a completely new interior in 1983-84, with Asbjørn Stein as architect.

About this building

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Key Features

  • Architecture

Visitors information

  • Level access to the main areas
  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building
  • Café within 500m

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Kampen Church

The Kampen church is a long church with three naves, which was inaugurated on 29 November 1882. The architect of the church was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. In the years 1989-1994, the church was decorated with twelve large and six small stained glass windows and two rosettes on the entrance doors, all by Peer Lorentz Dahl.

Gamlebyen Church

Gamlebyen Church is also called Oslo Hospital Church because it belongs to Oslo Hospital. The present church building was built in 1796 partly on the foundations of the Franciscan monastery church built around 1290. After the Reformation in 1536, the church was converted into a hospital. In 1567, when the Swedes attacked, the first church was destroyed. In 1581, a hospital was built on the ruins of the choir walls of the monastery church. In the 19th century, the church was rebuilt several times. In the period 1934-1939, it was restored by the architect Wilhelm K. Essendrop and regained a more original appearance.

Grønland Church

Grønland church, which was consecrated in 1869, is characterized by neo-Romanesque forms both outside and inside. It is built in unpainted red brick according to the drawings of architect A. F. W. von Hanno, who had completed the Trinity Church in Oslo in 1858.