Oslo: Sacred and Religious Sites
Places and attractions in the Sacred and religious sites category
Categories
- Church
- Museum
- Park
- Natural attraction
- Nature
- Square
- Art museum
- Theater
- Neighbourhood
- Shopping
- Lake
- Concerts and shows
- Specialty museum
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Modernist architecture
- History museum
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Nightlife
- Sacred and religious sites
- Art gallery
- Shopping centre
- Vernacular architecture
- Historical place
- Sport complex
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Concert hall
- Maritime museum
- Music venue
- Library
- Arenas and stadiums
- Military museum
- Football
- Music and shows
- Architecture
- Bridge
- Beach
- Street
- Island
Oslo Cathedral
17th-century church hosting state events Oslo Cathedral, a pivotal landmark in the heart of Norway's capital, stands as a testament to the city's rich religious and cultural heritage. Originally built in 1697, this historic church is a prime example of 17th-century ecclesiastical architecture, with...
Old Aker Church
The city's oldest existing building Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.
Uranienborg Church
Uranienborg church is a parish church in Oslo, Norway. The church is situated in the neighborhood of Uranienborg, next to Uranienborg Park behind the Royal Palace. Both the church and Uranienborg school just below were constructed in 1886.
Sagene Church
Sagene Church is located in Oslo, Norway. The church is one of the most rugged and prominent in Oslo. The church was built in gothic revival style and it was consecrated in 1891. It was designed by architect Christian Fürst in neo-Gothic style. There are 600 seats.
Vestre gravlund
Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway. It is located next to the Borgen metro station. At 60 acres, it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a crematorium and chapel.
Vestre Aker kirke
Vestre Aker Church is a church at Ullevaal in Oslo that was consecrated in 1855. The church was at first named Aker Church, but was renamed to Vestre Aker Church in 1861. The church is built in Neo Gothic style, drawn by architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. After the last restoration in 1969 it has about 500 seats.
Paulus Church
Paulus 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.
Ris Church
Ris Church is a church in Oslo, Norway. The Romanesque Revival style church is situated in a neighborhood of Ris in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo. The church was built in the spring of 1932 and was consecrated on 12 June 1932. The costs amounted to 723,000 Norwegian krones, including donations, for a sum of 284,000.
Baitun Nasr Mosque
Baitun Nasr Mosque also known as the Furuset Mosque is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Furuset in the borough of Alna, northeast of Oslo, Norway. The mosque is the largest in the country, and can accommodate up to 5,000 people.
Frogner kirke
Frogner Church is a parish church in the Frogner borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The congregation is part of the Oslo arch-deanery within the Diocese of Oslo in the Church of Norway.