Høybråten Church
Grorud Valley
Oslo,
Høybråten Church (Norwegian: Høybråten kirke) is a church dating from 1932 in Oslo, Norway. It was originally a burial chapel at a cemetery which was consecrated in 1929. However, the church was later rebuilt in 1932, and in 1966 it attained the status of a parish church. One of the largest cemeteries in Oslo still surrounds the church.[3]
The bell tower is located in the middle of the ridge turret. The church bells are produced by Olsen Nauen bell foundry in Tønsberg. The altarpiece is a mosaic that was created in 1955 by Per Vigeland. The church organ at the organ loft is made by Jørgensens Orgelfabrikk (1974).
By the church is a memorial of local casualties during World War II, created by Dagfinn Hermansen and unveiled in 1947.
Høybråten Parish House was built near the church, and was finished before Christmas 2002.[1][2][4]
Høybråten Church is a heritage site and is registered in the Cultural Heritage monument data base of Norway.[5]
References
- ^ a b Høybråten kirke Norske kirkebygg (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Høybråten kirke www.kirkesok.no (in Norwegian)
- ^ Høynråten kirkegård (in Norwegian)
- ^ M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 93 (in Norwegian)
- ^ Cultural Heritage, Høybråten Church Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)