Holmenkollen Chapel
Holmenkollen Chapel | ||
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Holmenkollen kapell | ||
Style Dragestil | | |
Specifications | ||
Capacity | 200 | |
Materials | Wood | |
Administration | ||
Diocese | Diocese of Oslo | |
Parish | Ris |
Holmenkollen Chapel (Holmenkollen kapell) is located in the neighborhood of Holmenkollen in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The original chapel from 1903 was destroyed by arson in 1992. The new chapel was completed in 1996. Holmenkollen Chapel is a listed site, registered in Norway's cultural heritage database.[1]
Planning and construction of the former chapel
Holmenkollen Chapel was first built in 1903 after designs by architect
Closely related to Holmenkollen Chapel was Fortidsminneforeningen. This association was established in 1844 with several painters as initiators. It was primarily the painter Johan Christian Dahl who spoke in favour of a stave church design. The association was the birthplace of a young generation of Norwegian architects around the turn of the 20th century, reviving the tradition of Norwegian historic wooden architecture. They searched back to the early Middle Ages, when Norway had its Golden Age. They emphasized identity and their own history, nature and architecture. Holmenkollen Chapel was a direct result of the young generation of architects' emerging awareness of this heritage.
From chapel to church
From its opening in 1903, the building was used as a chapel. Only in 1913 was it dedicated to the use of
Tourist hotels, restaurants,
Royal Lodge
In 1910, the
Fire and reconstruction
The chapel was burned down in an act of arson on 23 August 1992.[5] The police first concluded that the fire was not intentional, but that it was due to a defect in the electrical system. Later, this explanation was withdrawn and the black metal artists Varg Vikernes (of Burzum) and Bård "Faust" Eithun were tried and sentenced; Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth had also participated, but was murdered by Vikernes before the trial.[6]
An early proposal from the church to build a modern chapel was soon abandoned as a result of a popular demand to build a church that looked like the original building. With half of the funds from the private collection, a new chapel was designed by architect Arne Sødal and built in 1996.[7]
The new chapel
The new chapel was built with inspiration from the stave churches of
The chapel has new stave church features, and benefits from dragestil wood carvings.[8] The chapel serves as a new working church. In addition to the church, the complex contains an assembly hall, kitchen and meeting rooms.[9]
References
- ^ "Holmenkollen Kapell". sodalarkitekter.no. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Vårt Land Norwegian newspaper article
- ^ About Holmenkollen Chapel (kirkesok.no) in Norwegian
- ^ The Royal Lodge (Kongsseteren) at the Royal families official website in English
- ^ www.visitoslo.com about Holmenkollen Chapel Norwegian edition
- Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind: Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, First Edition, Venice, CA: Feral House 1998, p. 94f.
- ^ Holmenkollen kapell Store Norske Leksikon
- ^ about Holmenkollen Chapel Oslo Surf.com in Norwegian
- ^ Byens fornyelse in Norwegian
External links
- Parish website in Norwegian