Churches in Norway
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Norsk bokmål: Utvalgte bilder av kirker i Norge. Sortert etter fylke, periode og arkitektur.
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By county
[edit]For full meta-category see Category:Churches in Norway by county
Norsk bokmål: Kirker i Norge etter fylke
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Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirkeEnglish: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
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Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirkeEnglish: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
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Bakkehaugen kirke
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Kulturkirken Jakob
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Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirkeEnglish: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
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Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirkeEnglish: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
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Norsk bokmål: Holmenkollen kapell - 2005English: Holmenkollen chapel - 2005
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Norsk bokmål: Frogner kirkeEnglish: Frogner church
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Norsk bokmål: TrefoldinghetskirkenEnglish: Holy Trinity church
Buskerud
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Buskerud County
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English: Flesberg Stave C. (12th c)
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Norsk bokmål: Hol kirkeEnglish: Hol church
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Norsk bokmål: Hol gamle kirkeEnglish: Hol old church
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English: Kongsberg church
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English: Interior Hønefoss Ch (burned 2010)
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English: Åssiden Ch, Drammen (brick 1967)
Telemark
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Telemark county
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English: Eidsborg Stave Church (13th c)
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English: Østre Porsgrunn Ch (1760), burned 2011
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English: Vår Frue (Our Lady) Church (catholic, 1899)
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English: Langesund Ch (wood/concrete, 1992)
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English: Gautefall Church (1997
Vestfold
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Vestfold County
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Norsk bokmål: Tjølling kirkeEnglish: Tjølling church
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English: St. John the Baptist's Church, Sandefjord
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English: Tjøme church
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Vest-Agder County
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English: Hidra Ch (1854)
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English: Flekkerøy Ch (concrete/slate 1960)
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English: Mandal Ch
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English: Oddernes Ch
Hordaland
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Hordaland county
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Norsk bokmål: Ask kirke, AskøyEnglish: Ask church, Askøy
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Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, AskøyEnglish: Herdla church, Askøy
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Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, AskøyEnglish: Herdla church, Askøy
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Norsk bokmål: Strusshamn kirke, AskøyEnglish: Strusshamn church, Askøy
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Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, BergenEnglish: Loddefjord church, Bergen
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Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, BergenEnglish: Loddefjord church, Bergen
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Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, BergenEnglish: Loddefjord church, Bergen
Sogn og Fjordane
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Sogn og Fjordane county
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Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkeneEnglish: The churches at Borgund
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English: Hopperstad stave church, interior
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English: Hyllestad church
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English: Lavik church (octagonal)
Møre og Romsdal
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Møre og Romsdal county
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English: Old and new church at Rødven
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English: St Jetmund church, Åheim
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English: Grytten church, Rauma
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English: Kleive church
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English: Bremsnes church, Averøya
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English: Sunnylven Church, 19th c long church, exterior reflects floor plan.
Sør-Trøndelag
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Nidaros Cathedral in winter
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Vår Frue Church, Trondheim
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Bakke Church in Trondheim, before relocation
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Røros Church - altar, pulpit and organ
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Hegvik Church (1858)
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Nerskogen Chapel (1962)
Nord-Trøndelag
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Namsos Church (1960), previous lost in war
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English: Vestvik/Framverran Church (wood 1905).
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English: Alstadhaug church, romanesque and gothic 12th century
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English: Vuku church (1655), Verdal
Nordland
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Nordland County
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Brønnøy Church
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English: Buksnes church
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Dverberg Church
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English: Evenes Church
Troms
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Troms county within Norway
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English: Tromsdalen Church, "Arctic Cathedral" (1964)
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Målselv Church interior (1978)
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English: Skibotn Church (1895)
Finnmark
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Norsk bokmål: Alta kirkeEnglish: Alta Church
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Norsk bokmål: Gamvik kirkeEnglish: Gamvik Church
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Norsk bokmål: Hammerfest kirkeEnglish: Hammerfest Church
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Norsk bokmål: St. Mikael kirke i HammerfestEnglish: St. Michael's Church in Hammerfest
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Norsk bokmål: Metodistkirken i HammerfestEnglish: Methodist Church in Hammerfest
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Norsk bokmål: Lebesby kirkeEnglish: Lebesby Church
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Norsk bokmål: Talvik kirkeEnglish: Talvik Church
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Norsk bokmål: Vadsø kirkeEnglish: Vadsø Church
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English: Orthodox St. Georg's Chapel in Neiden
Churches by age and technique
[edit]Medieval
[edit]Stone
[edit]For full category see Category:Medieval stone churches in Norway
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English: Nidaros cathedral (1810 gouache)
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English: Nidaros cathedral today
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English: Kinn church (photo 1910)
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English: Alstadhaug church
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English: Giske church (photo 1927)
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English: Gamle Aker church (photo 1906)
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English: Mariakirken (St Mary's or German church), Bergen
Stave Churches
[edit]- For full category see Category:Stave churches in Norway
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Norsk bokmål: Øye stavkirkeEnglish: Øye Stave Church
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Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirkeEnglish: Undredal Stave Church
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Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - alterEnglish: Undredal Stave Church - alter
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Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - kirkeskipetEnglish: Undredal Stave Church - church ship
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Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkeneEnglish: The curches at Borgund
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Norsk bokmål: Høre stavkirkeEnglish: Høre stave church
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Norsk bokmål: Rollag stavkirkeEnglish: Rollag stave church
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English: Heddal stave church, painting by Flintoe
After 1536
[edit]Buildings constructed after the reformation.
Wood
[edit]Stave church technique was not used after 16th century, all wood churches from this period are log buildings.
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English: Eid church, Nordfjordeid (photo 1931)
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English: Dalen church, Folldal
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English: Tromsø Cathedral
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English: Vågan church «Lofoten Cathedral»
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English: Udenes church, Akershus county
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English: Øyslebø church, Vest-Agder (photo 1900)
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English: Sollia church, Stor-Elvdal
Masonry
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English: Oslo Cathedral (two brick qualities visible)
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English: St Olav catholic cathedral (photo 1895)
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English: St John's Church, Bergen
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English: Røros church
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English: St Edmund's church (anglican), Oslo
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English: Slagen church, Tønsberg
After 1851
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Tjugum Church, octagonal, wood (1863)
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English: Sylte Church, wood, long (1863)
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English: Hattfjelldal Church (1868) under construction
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English: Hauge church in Lærdal (1868) stave church inspired
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English: Kvam Church, long, wood (1878)
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English: Gildeskål Church, wood, neo-gothic, long (1881)
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English: Orkanger Church, original style (1892)
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English: St John's Church, Bergen, Gothic Revival, brick (1894)Norsk bokmål: Johanneskirken i Bergen (1894), nygotisk
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Auli Church]], Nes, Akershus, wood, long (1907)
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Iladalen Church, Oslo, long, brick (1941)
After 1945
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English: Molde cathedral
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English: Bodø cathedral (basilica form)
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English: Tromsdalen church «Arctic cathedral»
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English: Sykkylven church, 1990
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English: Landås church, Bergen, 1966
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English: Kirelandet church, Kristiansund, 1964
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English: Seegård church, Snertingdal
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English: Vardø church
Churches by style and form
[edit]Romanesque
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English: Old Aker Church - a Romanesque basilica
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English: A Romanesque portal of Stavanger Cathedral
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English: St Nicholas at Gran, romanesque basilica
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English: Ringsaker church
Gothic and Neo-Gothic
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English: Vangskyrkja at Voss, 1277, stone gothic
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English: Trondenes Church, 13th-14th c, the northernmost medieval church
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English: Bamble Church, 1845, log
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English: Tromsø Cathedral, 1861, wood, neo-gothic
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English: Kristiansand Cathedral, 1885, neo-gothic, brick/cement
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English: Skien Church, 1894 neo-gothic, brick
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English: Johanneskirken (St John's), Bergen, 1894, brick
Long churches
[edit]A single rectangular nave, the predominant church design in Norway.
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English: Holdhus church interior
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English: Reinli stave church (photo 1890)
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English: Lillesand church
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English: Sylte church
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English: Langset church, Eidsvoll
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English: Kautokeino church
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English: Avaldsnes church (13th c)
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English: Veøy church
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English: Gaupne old church
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English: Årdal old church at Hjelmeland
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English: Kjerringøy church
Basilica churches
[edit]«Basilica» refers to shape, not to status or function within the church of Norway.
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English: Ringsaker church (combined basilica and cruciform)
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English: St Nicholas church at Granavollen
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English: Gamle Aker church, Oslo (1852 drawing)
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English: Mariakirken (St Mary's), Bergen
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English: Model of a medieval version of Hoff church.
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English: Steinkjer church (erected 1965)
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Samnanger church (octagonal/basilica) Photograph: Wilse/Museum of Cultural History
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Sveio church
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Bodø cathedral (1956) interior
Cruciform churches
[edit]Cruciform (greek or latin cross) nave.
Main category: Cruciform churches in Norway
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English: Aurdal church
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English: Brandval Church (1651)
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English: Vinger Church (1697)
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English: Old church of Karasjok
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English: Kristiansand cathedral - one of the largest
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English: Budal church, Y-shape a variant of cruciform
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English: Hidra church in Flekkefjord - combined cruciform and octagon
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English: Elverhøy church, Tromsø
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English: Lyngdal church - one of the largest wood
Converted to cruciform
[edit]Churches converted to cruciform plan through addition of transepts or other modifications (stave church technique not used after 16th century).
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English: Haslum church - enlarged to cruciform
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English: Søndled church - wood transepts added to original masonry
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English: Flesberg stave church - enlarged to cruciform
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English: 12th c Nore stave church - single nave converted 1709
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English: 12th c Hedalen stave church - converted 1699
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English: Vågå church - erected 17th c from stave church remains
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English: Norderhov church - converted from long church
Octagonal churches
[edit]- see also Octagonal churches
Main category: Octagonal churches in Norway
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English: Hospitalskirken, Trondheim
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English: Sør-Fron church «Gudbrandsdal cathedral»
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English: Stor-Elvdal church
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English: Norddal church
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English: Dolstad church - combined cruciform and octagon
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English: Kilebygda church, Skien
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English: Klæbu church
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English: Tynset church
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English: Røros church
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English: Årdal church in Bygland