Furuset Church is a church that was consecrated in 1980. The church is located in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway.[3] In the same area was a church in the Middle Ages, from which keys of iron were found, are preserved and placed in the present church.[4]
| Furuset Church | |
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Furuset kirke | |
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| 59°56′31.664″N 10°53′21.275″E / 59.94212889°N 10.88924306°E | |
| Location | Ulsholtveien 37, Furuset, Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |  Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Harald Hille |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oslo[1][2] |
| Parish | Ellingsrud og Furuset |
The church is built in brick and has 600 seats spread over several rooms that can be joined or separated by sliding doors. Downstairs there is a meeting room. The altarpiece in the church room, made by Gunnar Torvund, is in wood with a Christ motif in bronze. It has carved biblical and religious motifs. The church organ, which has 18 voices, was built by organ builder Eystein Gangfløt in 1982.
The church has a steep roof and a separate bell tower of bricks and panels, where there are two church bells.[1][2][5]
Furuset Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Furuset kirke Norske kirker (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Furuset kirke Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
- ^ Furuset kitke Kirkesøk (in Norwegian)
- ^ Furuset / Funnsted Kulturminnesøk Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
- ^ M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 87 (in Norwegian)
- ^ Furuset kirke / Kirkested Kulturminnesøk, Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)
External links
edit- Official parish website (in Norwegian)