Bekkelaget Church is a long church ( no, langkirke) located in

Bekkelaget Bekkelaget is a neighborhood in the borough Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway. Originally, Bekkelaget was the maritime area south of Oslo city, in Aker municipality adjacent to the Bunnefjorden. With the opening of the Østfold Line, Bekkelaget station ...

in Nordstrand, a district of

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. The church is built of stone and can accommodate 370Kirkesøk: Bekkelaget Church.
/ref> or 420''Norske kirkebygg'': Bekkelaget kirke.
/ref> people. The parish of Bekkelaget was split from the parish of Nordstrand in 1913, and plans for construction of a church began immediately. The municipal architect

Harald Bødtker Harald Waldemar Bødtker (May 10, 1855 – March 12, 1925) was a Norwegians, Norwegian architect. Biography Bødtker was born at Overhalla in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was raised in the valley of Namdalen. He started his career as an assis ...

designed the church, and it was consecrated on May 27, 1923. 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 Martin Enevold Thømt (June 8, 1878 – June 21, 1958) was a Norwegian decorative painter. Life and work Thømt was born in Askim,Waterloo Normannsen, Sølvi. 2010. Klart for nye blikk på gamle skatter. ''UA'' (September 6). the son of Karl P. ...

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. The church has two church bells from the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry. In 1937, an urn cemetery was created around the church, and a rectory was built in the corner of this in 1970. File:Bekkelaget kirke 20081026-1.jpg, Nave facing the chancel with decoration by

File:Bekkelaget kirke 20081026-2.jpg, The organ

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Kirkesøk: Bekkelaget Church
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