Ålesund Church
| Ålesund Church | |
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| Ålesund kyrkje | |
Nordre Sunnmøre prosti | |
| Parish | Ålesund and Volsdalen |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85958 |
Ålesund Church (
long church design and in the Art Nouveau style in 1909 using plans drawn up by the architect Sverre Knudsen. The church seats about 800 people.[1][2]
History
Historically, the area of Ålesund was part of the
consecrated on 25 January 1855. The new church became its own parish in 1858. The new church was designed by the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church's design was very similar to the Strøm Church in Sør-Odal municipality in Hedmark county. It was built out of brick and it had a cruciform design. The exterior brick was left unpainted, but the western tower was covered in white plaster. On 23 January 1904, the church was destroyed by the great Ålesund fire. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed and nearly the entire town had to be rebuilt. Afterwards, a competition of architects was held to design the new, replacement church building. Sverre Knudsen was chosen as the person to design the new Ålesund Church.[3][4]
The new church was to be located on the same site as the previous church, although its orientation was reversed (entrance on the east end and the
consecrated on 15 September 1909. The tower is asymmetrically located on the south side of the building.[3][4][5]
Media gallery
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King Haakon VII laying the foundation stone -
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See also
References
- ^ "Ålesund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ålesund kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Ålesund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Kyrkjene" (in Norwegian). Ålesund kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
- Maria & Ronny Got Married, "The Surprise" - Ålesund Church - Norway (HD) extensively shows the interior of Ålesund Church, including the choir loft.
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