Churches in Norway

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English: Select photos of church buildings in Norway.

Norsk bokmål: Utvalgte bilder av kirker i Norge. Sortert etter fylke, periode og arkitektur.

 See also category: Churches in Norway.

By county

For full meta-category see Category:Churches in Norway by county

Norsk bokmål: Kirker i Norge etter fylke

Oslo

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  Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke

  English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
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  Norsk bokmål: St. Olav katolske domkirke

  English: St. Olav's Catholic Cathedral
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  Bakkehaugen kirke
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  Kulturkirken Jakob
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  Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke

  English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Uranienborg kirke

  English: Uranienborg Lutheran Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Holmenkollen kapell - 2005

  English: Holmenkollen chapel - 2005
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  Norsk bokmål: Frogner kirke

  English: Frogner church
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  Norsk bokmål: Trefoldinghetskirken

  English: 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 kirke

  English: Hol church
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  Norsk bokmål: Hol gamle kirke

  English: 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 kirke

  English: Tjølling church
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  English: St. John the Baptist's Church, Sandefjord
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  English: Tjøme church

Vest-Agder

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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, Askøy

  English: Ask church, Askøy
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  Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy

  English: Herdla church, Askøy
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  Norsk bokmål: Herdla kirke, Askøy

  English: Herdla church, Askøy
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  Norsk bokmål: Strusshamn kirke, Askøy

  English: Strusshamn church, Askøy
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  Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen

  English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
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  Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen

  English: Loddefjord church, Bergen
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  Norsk bokmål: Loddefjord kirke, Bergen

  English: Loddefjord church, Bergen

Sogn og Fjordane

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  Sogn og Fjordane county
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  Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene

  English: 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 kirke

  English: Alta Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Gamvik kirke

  English: Gamvik Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Hammerfest kirke

  English: Hammerfest Church
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  Norsk bokmål: St. Mikael kirke i Hammerfest

  English: St. Michael's Church in Hammerfest
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  Norsk bokmål: Metodistkirken i Hammerfest

  English: Methodist Church in Hammerfest
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  Norsk bokmål: Lebesby kirke

  English: Lebesby Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Talvik kirke

  English: Talvik Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Vadsø kirke

  English: Vadsø Church
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  English: Orthodox St. Georg's Chapel in Neiden

Churches by age and technique

Medieval

Stone

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

For full category see Category:Stave churches in Norway

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  Norsk bokmål: Øye stavkirke

  English: Øye Stave Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke

  English: Undredal Stave Church
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  Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - alter

  English: Undredal Stave Church - alter
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  Norsk bokmål: Undredal stavkirke - kirkeskipet

  English: Undredal Stave Church - church ship
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  Norsk bokmål: Borgund kirkene

  English: The curches at Borgund
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  Norsk bokmål: Høre stavkirke

  English: Høre stave church
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  Norsk bokmål: Rollag stavkirke

  English: Rollag stave church
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  English: Heddal stave church, painting by Flintoe

After 1536

Buildings constructed after the reformation.

Wood

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

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

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

«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

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

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

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