St. Mark's Church, Bergen
| St. Mark's Church | |
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| St. Markus kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  St. Mark's Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°22′44″N 5°19′24″E / 60.3790°N 5.3234°ECoordinates: 60°22′44″N 5°19′24″E / 60.3790°N 5.3234°E | |
| Location | Bergen, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 12 Feb 1939 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Losnedal and Brøndmo |
| Style | Art deco |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 650 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Løvstakksiden |
| Deanery | Bergen domprosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
St. Mark's Church (Norwegian: St. Markus kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Løvstakksiden neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Løvstakksiden parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone, art deco church was built in 1939 by the architects Sverre Losnedahl and Nicolay Brøndmo. The church, which seats about 650 people, was consecrated on 12 February 1939.[1][2]
Media gallery
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View of the front
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Close up of the main entrance
See also
References
- ↑ "St. Markus kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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