Romsås Church is a church in Oslo, Norway. The church is built of granite and yellow brick in a postmodern style and was consecrated in 1995. The former wooden church that stood on the same site burned to the ground in 1986.[2][3]
| Romsås Church | |
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| Romsås kirke | |
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| 59°58′9″N 10°53′24″E / 59.96917°N 10.89000°E | |
| Location | Ravnkollbakken 76 Romsås Oslo, |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |  Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 1995 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Postmodernism |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oslo[1] |
| Deanery | Østre Aker |
| Parish | Grorud |
The entrance is shaped like a large arch with a large wooden cross inside. The church room is fan-shaped. The altar in the church is shaped like a podium, raised a few steps above the rest of the church room. On each side of is a simple, modern pulpit. Both the baptismal font and altar are, presumably, made of local granite. On the altar itself is a crucifix, behind the altar is a large wooden cross. Other items in the church include a dove created by Nina Sundbye, and a large blanket made by local school children hangs over the entrance hall inside the church. The blanket shows the red thread over a thousand years from the ancient Moster Church to the new church at Romsås.
The church organ has 13 voices and was delivered by organ builder Ryde & Berg in Fredrikstad in the year 2000.
The separate bell tower with church bells is in brick.[3][4]
Moving ground under the church has caused the walls to slip out, the floor has begun to sink and there are cracks between the floor and the walls.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Romsås kirke Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
- ^ Romsås kirke Kirkesøk (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Romsås kirke Norske kirker (in Norwegian)
- ^ M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New issue by K.A. Tvedt and Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 90 (in Norwegian)
External links
edit- Official parish website (in Norwegian)