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John Tverdahl
John Egil Tverdahl (1890 in Trondheim – 1969) was a Norwegian architect. Tverdahl designed many churches as well as led the restoration of several churches that were located in Nordmøre, Trøndelag, and Nordland in northern Norway. Tverdahl was educated at Trondheim Technical College in 1913. Worked with architect Johan Osness from 1913 to 1916 and with architect Einar Oscar Schou from 1916 to 1917. Starting in 1917 he worked as architect Olaf Nordhagen's assistant while working on the Nidaros Cathedral's restoration work. He specifically worked on the detailed drawings for the large rose window on the western front of the cathedral. He also undertook valuable work in arranging and systematizing the sculpture and stone collection, with archive cards, drawings, and photos of each fragment. After Nordhagen's death, Tverdahl was appointed as the acting artistic director of the project from 1926 to 1930. In 1929, he participated in the architectural competition for the last portion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vår Frue Church
Vår Frue Church ( no, Vår Frue kirke / en, Our Lady's Church) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the downtown Midtbyen area of the city of Trondheim, just a few blocks north of the Nidaros Cathedral. It is one of the two churches for the ''Nidaros og Vår Frue'' parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in the late 1100s using plans drawn up by Bjørn Sigvardsson. The church seats about 540 people. History The church was first constructed during the mid- to late-1100s by Bjørn Sigvardsson. It is a stone long church with features of both the Romanesque and Gothic architectural style. The date of construction is not known for sure, but the church celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007. It was originally called (St. Mary's Church), but has since the 15th century it has been re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim (city)
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the major technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros, and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipality was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjugn Church
Bjugn Church ( no, Bjugn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Bjugnfjorden about west of the village of Botngård. It is the main church for the Bjugn parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 250 people. History A royal resolution dated 10 January 1633 authorized the construction of the first church in Bjugn. The cruciform church was built in 1637. The old church burned down in a fire in 1952, but the altarpiece, baptismal font, and several other items were saved from the fire. The present church was rebuilt in 1956 on the same location using the same design as the previous church. Media gallery Bjugn kirke.jpg, Bjugn Church and cemetery Bjugn kirke oktober 2006.jpg, The church along the fjord See also *List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Deaths
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldersund Church
Aldersund Church ( no, Aldersund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haugland. It is the church for the Aldersund parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1971 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 230 people. See also *List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland This list of churches in Sør-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland which includes all of Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is based at the Bodø Cathedral in the town of Bodø. The l ... References {{use dmy dates, date=April 2021 Lurøy Churches in Nordland Wooden churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1971 1971 establishments in Norway Long churche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herøy Church (Nordland)
Herøy Church ( no, Herøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøy. It is the main church for the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in the 12th century using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was originally constructed during the second half of the 1100s. The church has a rectangular nave, a tower to the west, and a narrower choir with a semicircular apse. The choir and apse have a lower roof line than the nave. Research on the building has shown that the choir part is the oldest part of the existing building with the apse and nave built a little later. Originally, the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerskogen Chapel
Nerskogen Chapel ( no, Nerskogen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rennebu municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the rural mountain village of Nerskogen. It is one of the churches for the Rennebu parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 110 people and it has about 13 services per year. It was consecrated on 2 September 1962 by Bishop Tord Godal. See also *List of churches in Nidaros This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administrati ... References {{use dmy dates, date=June 2021 Rennebu Churches in Trøndelag Long churches in Norway Wooden churches in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovund Church
Lovund Church ( no, Lovund kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the island village of Lovund. It is an annex chapel in the Lurøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architects John Egil Tverdahl, Petter Andersen, and Harald Myrvang. The building was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff. See also *List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland This list of churches in Sør-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland which includes all of Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is based at the Bodø Cathedral in the town of Bodø. The l ... References {{use dmy dates, date=April 2021 Lurøy Churches in Nordland Wooden churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingdalen Chapel
Ingdalen Chapel ( no, Ingdalen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ingdalen, along the Trondheimsfjord about south of Selbekken. It is one of the three churches for the Agdenes parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1960 by volunteers and donations and using plans drawn up by the architect John Tverdahl. The church seats about 140 people. History The idea of a church in Ingdalen has been around for a long time since the people of this village historically had to cross the Trondheimsfjorden in order to get to the church for their parish, Stadsbygd Church. Towards the end of World War II, this effort was formalized with meetings and the appointment of a committee. This was followed by fundraising, and then the architect John Tverdahl was hired in 1945 to draw up plans for the building. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitterdal Chapel
Hitterdal Chapel ( no, Hitterdal kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røros municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hitterdalen, about northeast of the town of Røros. It is the church for the Hitterdalen parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1959 using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The church seats about 130 people. The church was consecrated in 1959. See also *List of churches in Nidaros This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administrati ... References {{use dmy dates, date=June 2021 Røros Churches in Trøndelag Long churches in Norway Wooden churches in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fagerhaug Church
Fagerhaug Church ( no, Fagerhaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Oppdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fagerhaug in the northern part of Oppdal. It is the church for the Fagerhaug parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1921. The church seats about 150 people. History The church was built in 1921 as a Baptist church called . It was used as a prayer house by the Baptist congregation from 1921 until 1928. After that, it was used for a variety of purposes. During the 1950s, it was purchased by the local Church of Norway parish. From 1958-1959, the building was renovated by Ola Mjøen using plans drawn up by the architect John Egil Tverdahl. The building was consecrated as a chapel on 13 September 1959 and it later became designated as a parish church. See also *List of churches in Nidaros This list of churches in Nidar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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