Kvammen Chapel

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]

Kvammen Chapel
Kvammen kapell
View of the church
Kvammen Chapel
Location of the church
Kvammen Chapel
Kvammen Chapel (Norway)
61.4607°N 5.4227°E / 61.4607; 5.4227
LocationAskvoll Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated27 Nov 1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Alf Apalseth
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1977
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishAskvoll
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

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
  1. "Kvammen kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. "Kvammen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Kvammen kapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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