St. Paul's Church | |
Fullname: | Paulus kirke |
Coordinates: | 59.9263°N 10.7583°W |
Location: | Thorvald Meyers gate 31, Grünerløkka Oslo, |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website: | www.pauluskirke.org |
Dedication: | Paul the Apostle |
Consecrated Date: | 1892 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | Henrik Bull |
Style: | Gothic |
Materials: | Red Brick |
Capacity: | 500 |
Parish: | Paulus-Sofienberg |
Diocese: | Diocese of Oslo |
Paulus Church (Norwegian: Paulus kirke; tr. Paul's Church or St. Paul's Church) is a church which was consecrated in 1892, located in Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, just opposite the Birkelunden Park. The church is made of brick with a weak front running cross-arms and has about 500 seats. It is inspired by German Gothic style and has a high narrow tower above the entrance, which faces east. Paul's Church was designed by the architect Henrik Bull in 1889, and restoration of the church were made in 1917-18 and in 1972.[1]
The Church's altarpiece is in the brown-stained pine with gold trim and divided into three. It is adorned with trumpet angels by Jo Visdalen and two altar paintings by Christen Brun. Between the two paintings are a Christ Figure in plaster made by the sculptor Gunnar Olsen Alvær in 1894.[2]
The church organ at Paulus Church was designed by the German organ maker Albert Hollenbach to the church's consecration in 1892. The organ underwent an expansion in 1943.[3]