Paulus Church

Paulus Church
Paulus kirke
59°55′34.50″N 10°45′30″E / 59.9262500°N 10.75833°ECoordinates: 59°55′34.50″N 10°45′30″E / 59.9262500°N 10.75833°E
Location	Thorvald Meyers gate 31, Grünerløkka Oslo,
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	www.pauluskirke.org
History
Consecrated	1892
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Henrik Bull
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Red Brick
Administration
Parish	Paulus
Diocese	Diocese of Oslo

The church seen from the side in January 2016

Paulus Church (Norwegian: Paulus kirke; tr. Paul's Church or St. Paul's Church) is a church which was consecrated in 1892, located in Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, just opposite the Birkelunden Park. The church is made of brick with a weak front running cross-arms and has about 500 seats. It is inspired by German Gothic style and has a high narrow tower above the entrance, which faces east. Paul's Church was designed by the architect Henrik Bull in 1889, and restoration of the church were made in 1917-18 and in 1972.^[1]

The Church's altarpiece is in the brown-stained pine with gold trim and divided into three. It is adorned with trumpet angels by Jo Visdalen and two altar paintings by Christen Brun. Between the two paintings are a Christ Figure in plaster made by the sculptor Gunnar Olsen Alvær in 1894.^[2]

The church organ at Paulus Church was designed by the German organ maker Albert Hollenbach to the church's consecration in 1892. The organ underwent an expansion in 1943.^[3]

References

1. Paulus Church at www.visitoslo.com in English
2. Paulus Church at www.kirkesok.no in Norwegian
3. Paulus Church at www.oslosurf.no in Norwegian