Láhpoluoppal Chapel

Láhpoluoppal Chapel (Norwegian: Láhpoluoppal kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Kautokeino Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Láhpoluoppal. It is an annex chapel for the Kautokeino parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

Láhpoluoppal Chapel
Láhpoluoppal kapell
Láhpoluoppal Chapel
Location of the church
Láhpoluoppal Chapel
Láhpoluoppal Chapel (Norway)
69.209444°N 23.759722°E / 69.209444; 23.759722
LocationKautokeino, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Henrik Eggen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1967
Specifications
Capacity70
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishKautokeino
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The mountain church has clear and simple lines. The building was constructed out of brick with a few small windows. The church has a square-shaped ground plan and is topped by a pyramid roof with a skylight window. The church was built in 1967 using plans by the architect Nils Henrik Eggen. The church seats about 70 people.[2]

See also

  • List of churches in Finnmark

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. University of Tromsø. "Fjellkirke i Lappoluobbal" (in Norwegian). Arkitekturguide Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
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