Kvammen Chapel
| Kvammen Chapel | |
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| Kvammen kapell | |
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  Kvammen Chapel Location of the church  Kvammen Chapel Kvammen Chapel (Norway) | |
| 61°27′39″N 5°25′22″E / 61.4607°N 5.4227°E | |
| Location | Askvoll Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Consecrated | 27 Nov 1977 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Alf Apalseth |
| Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Parish | Askvoll |
Kvammen Chapel (Norwegian: Kvammen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvammen, on the southern shore of the Førdefjorden. It is one of several churches in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1977 using designs by the architect Alf Apalseth.[1] The church seats about 300 people.[2][3] The church was consecrated on 27 November 1977 by the Bishop Thor With.[4]
Building
The church was a distinctly modern design. The roofline of the church has an oblique pyramid shape with the point located directly above the altar in the main sanctuary of the church. There is a line of skylights along the ridge of the roofline. The interior has a simple pine altar and red brick walls. There is a free-standing 12-metre (39 ft) tall bell tower standing near the church building.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Kvammen kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Kvammen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b "Kvammen kapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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