Nordstrand Church is a

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. The church was consecrated in 1866 as ''Østre Aker

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'' and was later renamed ''Sæter Chapel''. In 1905 the Nordstrand congregation was established, and the following year the church changed its name again to Nordstrand Church. The church was built in red brick in

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by architect

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. In 1886 a

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was added, and in 1935 it was extended and given a new church tower to the west, drawn by architect

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has listed Nordstrand Church as a church site, and approved the recent renovations and extensions.Nordstrand kirkested

Interior

There are three

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windows constituting the

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, created by

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. There are two

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s, one on the organ

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and a smaller one in the

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. The main church organ is a

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instrument with 24 voices, made in 1935. There are two

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s in the church, from 1865 and 1870 respectively.

References

External links

Official website
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