Flåm Church | |
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Flåm kyrkje | |
View of the church
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60°50′14″N 7°07′19″E / 60.8371°N 7.1219°ECoordinates: 60°50′14″N 7°07′19″E / 60.8371°N 7.1219°E | |
Location |
Aurland Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Unknown |
Completed | 1670 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 160 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Flåm |
Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Flåm Church (Norwegian: Flåm kyrkje) is a parish church in Aurland Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flåm. The church is part of the Flåm parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church, which has about 160 seats, was built by master builder Magne Essen in 1670. The present church replaced an older stave church on the same site that was demolished in 1670.
View of the church near the river in the Flåmsdalen valley
Another exterior view
Exterior view, including an outside storage building
Interior view of the altar area
Close up of wall art