Tromsdalen Church or the Arctic Cathedral (Norwegian: Tromsdalen kirke, Ishavskatedralen) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Tromsdalen valley on the east side of Tromsø. It is the church for the Tromsøysund parish, which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The modern concrete and metal church was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by architect Jan Inge Hovig. The church seats about 600 people.[4][5]
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Tromsdalen Church or the ArcticCathedral (Norwegian: Tromsdalen kirke, Ishavskatedralen) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality...
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the 1960s there was a more pronounced break from tradition as in the ArcticCathedral built in lightweight concrete and covered in aluminum sidings. In Norway...
of architectural styles, including entirely new designs (e.g. the ArcticCathedral by Jan Inge Hovig) to new casts of traditional designs (e.g., Veldre...
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designs such as the Bodø Cathedral (built as a basilica but without supporting columns), Kirkelandet Church and ArcticCathedral. Norwegian churches can...
Milorg. He has decorated 25 churches, including the Stavanger Cathedral, the ArcticCathedral (Tromsdalen Church), Jeløy Church and Immanuel Church. Among...
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