Bragernes Church
| Bragernes Church | |
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| Bragernes kirke | |
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| 59°44′48″N 10°12′24″E / 59.74667°N 10.20667°ECoordinates: 59°44′48″N 10°12′24″E / 59.74667°N 10.20667°E | |
| Location | Drammen, Buskerud |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |
 Church of Norway
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| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | www.drammen.kirken.no/bragernes/ |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ernst Norgrenn |
| Style | Neo Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bragernes |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tunsberg |
Bragernes Church (Bragernes Kirke) is a parish church in Drammen, Buskerud County, Norway. It was designed by Ernst Norgrenn in Neo Gothic style and consecrated in 1871. The old Bragernes church, built in 1708, was west of Bragernes square. It burned down in 1866.
Bragernes church is located at the end of Church Street north of Bragernes square in the center of Drammen. Bragernes Cemetery is west of the church. The tower is 64 metres (210 ft) tall. The altarpiece, Resurrection was painted by Adolph Tidemand. It was copied in many Norwegian churches. The church organ has 38 votes and was built in the romantic style of the Danish organ builder Carsten Lund.
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