Tana Church
| Tana Church | |
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| Tana kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Tana Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°23′48″N 28°11′09″E / 70.3966°N 28.1858°E | |
| Location | Deatnu-Tana Municipality, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Esben Poulsson |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Tana |
| Deanery | Indre Finnmark prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Tana Church (Norwegian: Tana kirke) is a parish church in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rustefjelbma. The church is part of the Tana parish in the Indre Finnmark deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The unique brown wooden church was built in 1964 by the architect Esben Poulsson. The church seats about 300 people. One of the unique elements in the design of the church is the 26-metre (85 ft) tall free-standing steeple alongside the church. This is the fourth church building on this church site.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tana kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
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