St John's Church, Bergen

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St John's Church

Johanneskirken


Building
Type Church
Architectural Style Gothic Revival
Location Bergen, Norway
Current Tenants Church of Norway
Coordinates 60°23′19″N 5°19′09″E / 60.388514, 5.319271Coordinates: 60°23′19″N 5°19′09″E / 60.388514, 5.319271
Construction
Started 1888
Completed 1894
Height 61 metres
Design Team
Architect Herman Major Backer
Adolph Fischer
Hans Heinrich Jess

St John's Church (Norwegian: Johanneskirken) is a cruciform church in Bergen, Norway. St John's was built between 1888 and 1894 in the Gothic Revival style, and is with 1250 seats the largest church in Bergen. The church tower is the highest in the city at 61 metres.

[edit] References

  • Gunnar Hagen Hartvedt (1994). "Johanneskirken". Bergen Byleksikon: 255–256. 

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