Vestre Aker Church is a church at
Ullevaal in
Oslo
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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
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style, drawn by architect
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway.
Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings. He contributed significant ...
. After the last restoration in 1969 it has about 500 seats. The
pulpit was drawn by
Alexis de Chateauneuf about 1850, and did originally appear in Oslo Cathedral.
Stained glass windows are made by Bernhard Greve, center field in 1939 and the side windows in 1955. The church has a
church organ
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with 27 voices. The bell tower contains two church bells.
By the church is Vestre Aker Cemetery that was inaugurated simultaneously with the church in 1855 and a parish house that was built in 1983.
Vestre Aker Church is protected by law as a cultural monument, and has the number 85816 in the heritage data base of the
Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.
Vestre Aker kirkested
Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Kulturminnesøk
References
External links
Official website
Parish events
Parish website
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Lutheran churches in Oslo
Churches completed in 1855
1855 establishments in Norway
19th-century Church of Norway church buildings
Cemeteries in Oslo