The church of Vestre Aker is a long, unpainted red brick church, built according to the drawings of architect H. E. Schirmer in neo-gothic forms. The church was given a new sacristy south of the choir in 1939. The pillars and gables are covered with granite. The interior is characterised by a Gothic Revival style with rows of columns and vaulted ceilings.
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The church of Majorstuen is a long church dating from 1926. It was designed by the architects August Nielsen and Harald Sund. The "Cappella Johannea" is decorated with frescoes with motifs from the Revelation of John, created by the artist Per Vigeland in 1932.
Døvekyrkja (Church of the Deaf) is located on the site of a former prayer house used by the Kristiania Deaf Association. The land where the present church is located was taken over in 1965 and the church was consecrated in 1974.
The Lovisenberg church was designed in 1912 by the architect Harald Aars in a neo-Romanesque style with Gothic elements. The building is made of red brick, has a slate-covered gable roof and a side tower. The church hall is decorated with stained glass windows by Maria Vigeland in the choir and sidewalls.
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