St. Olav's Church, Serampore

St. Olav's Church
সেন্ট ওলাভ'স চার্চ
St.Olav's Church
Location 1 no., Church Road, Dr. Bishwanath Jot Sarani, Tin Bazar
Serampore – 712201, West Bengal
Country India
History
Authorising papal bull 1800
Status Active
Founded 1806
Dedication Ole(Olav) Bie
Architecture
Functional status Active
Completed 1806
Specifications
Spire height 25 metres (82 ft)
The Danish Church
Interior Of The Danish Church

St. Olav’s Church is located on Dr. Bishwanath Jot Sarani at Tin Bazar near serampore court. in the City of Serampore in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] The conservation project was rewarded by the 2016 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards[2]

History

Locally known as the Danish Church, it was one of the 100 buildings that were constructed by the Danish management between 1755 and 1845, at a time when the town was called Frederiksnagore.[3]

Architecture

The entrance has an open portico of twin columns under a broken-base pediment containing the royal monogram of Christian VII, king of Denmark when the church was consecrated. Above the portico is a bell tower that also contains a clock. The church bells are no longer in use; one has the inscription "Frederiksvaerk 1804", indicating it originated from a Danish factory. The church is flat roofed, both inside and out. The church's design does not contain anything particularly Scandinavian, but reflects the designs of contemporary churches in British India, in particular those in Calcutta - and they in turn were inspired by contemporary designs popular in Britain, such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "St. Olav's Church".
  2. ↑ 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award Winners
  3. ↑ "Revisiting history: 210-year-old Danish church restored in West Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. ↑ Restoration of St. Olav's Church. National Museum of Denmark.

Further reading

  • Chakraborty, Ajanta (2016-04-07). "Indo-Danish collaboration revives St Olav's from ruins". The Times of India.
  • Chakraborty, Ajanta (2016-02-08). "Serampore church gets back lost glory". The Times of India.
  • "210-Year-Old Danish Church To Reopen This Week Near Kolkata". NDTV. 2016-04-11.
  • Chakraborty, Ajanta (2016-09-06). "Unesco honour for restoration of 210-year-old St Olav's Church". The Times of India.

Coordinates: 22°45′26″N 88°20′34″E / 22.7571°N 88.3427°E / 22.7571; 88.3427

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