Bekkelaget Church | |
Native Name: | Bekkelaget kirke |
Pushpin Map: | Norway Oslo#Norway |
Map Caption: | Location in Oslo |
Coordinates: | 59.8849°N 10.7882°W |
Location: | Oslo |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Completed Date: | 1923 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | Harald Bødtker |
Materials: | Stone |
Capacity: | 370 or 420 |
Deanery: | Søndre Aker |
Diocese: | Diocese of Oslo |
Bekkelaget Church is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) located in Bekkelaget in Nordstrand, a district of Oslo, Norway.
The church is built of stone and can accommodate 370[1] or 420[2] people. The parish of Bekkelaget was split from the parish of Nordstrand in 1913,[2] and plans for construction of a church began immediately. The municipal architect Harald Bødtker designed the church,[1] and it was consecrated on May 27, 1923.[2] The church has an entrance on the north and choir and apse on the south; its tower stands next to the north gable. Enevold Thømt was responsible for all of the interior decorations and furnishings, giving the church a holistic character. The 21-voice organ was created by the Robert Gustavsson organ company in 1986.[2] The church has two church bells from the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry.[2] In 1937, an urn cemetery was created around the church, and a rectory was built in the corner of this in 1970.[2]