Paulus Church (

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: ''Paulus kirke''; tr. ''Paul's Church'' or ''St. Paul's Church'') is a church which was

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d in 1892, located in

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, just opposite the

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Park. The church is made of

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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

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in 1889, and

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of the church were made in 1917-18 and in 1972. The Church's

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is in the brown-stained

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with

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and divided into three. It is adorned with

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by Jo Visdalen and two altar paintings by

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. Between the two paintings are a Christ Figure in plaster made by the sculptor Gunnar Olsen Alvær in 1894. The

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at Paulus Church was designed by the German organ maker

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to the church's consecration in 1892. The organ underwent an expansion in 1943.Paulus Church at www.oslosurf.no
in Norwegian

Gallery

Birkelunden, Paulus kirke (7. september 2018).jpg, Location 20120914172145-wikipedia-paulus kirke.jpg, From west Paulus kirke (154641).jpg, From south Paulus kirke - 2011-09-25 at 14-05-40.jpg, The main entrance

References

External links

Official parish website
(in Norwegian)
Official website about Paulus Church (building)
(in Norwegian) Lutheran churches in Oslo Grünerløkka Churches completed in 1892 1892 establishments in Norway 19th-century Church of Norway church buildings {{Oslo-church-stub