John Egil Tverdahl (1890 in

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– 1969) was a Norwegian

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. Tverdahl designed many churches as well as led the restoration of several churches that were located in

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, and

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in northern

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. 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 Nidaros Cathedral ( no, Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of Olav II of Norway, King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–102 ...

'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 of the restoration of Nidaros Cathedral, which was won by Helge Thiis. From 1930, Tverdahl had his own architectural firm in

. He collaborated with Thiis, who wanted to benefit from his building archeological knowledge and made sure that he got his own office during the restoration. He was an assistant to architect Gerhard Fischer during the archaeological investigations of Nidaros Cathedral from 1936 to 1942.

Works

Soknedal Church Soknedal Church ( no, Soknedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Soknedal. It is the church for the Soknedal parish which is part of the ...

(1933) * Grip Stave Church (1933; restoration) * Hessdalen Church (1940) * Bakke Church (1941; renovation) *

Old Edøy Church Old Edøy Church ( no, Edøy gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwestern end of the small island of Edøya, just south of the larger ...

(1946; renovation) * Bjugn Church (1956) * Stugudal Chapel (1957) *

Hattfjelldal Church Hattfjelldal Church ( no, Hattfjelldal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hattfjelldal. It is the main church for the Hattfjelldal parish whic ...

(1957; renovation) *

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, ...

(1959; renovation) * Fagerhaug Church (1959) * Hitterdal Chapel (1959) * Ingdalen Chapel (1960) * Lovund Church (1960) * Nerskogen Chapel (1962) *

Herøy Church Herøy Church ( no, Herøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fosnavåg, on the island of Bergsøya. It is the church for the Herø ...

(1968; renovation) * Aldersund Church (1971)

References

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