Bragernes Church

Bragernes Church (Bragernes Kirke) is a parish church at Drammen in Viken county, Norway. [1]

Bragernes Church
Bragernes kirke
Bragernes Church
Location of the church
Bragernes Church
Bragernes Church (Norway)
59°44′48″N 10°12′24″E
LocationDrammen, Viken
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitewww.drammen.kirken.no/bragernes/
History
StatusParish church
ConsecratedJuly 12, 1871
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ernst Robarth Dalin Norgrenn
StyleNeo Gothic
Specifications
Capacity1000
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishBragernes
DeaneryDrammen
DioceseDiocese of Tunsberg

It was designed by Ernst Norgrenn (1839-1880) in Neo Gothic style and built of brick. It was consecrated in 1871. The old Bragernes church (Gamle Bragernes kirke) was west of Bragernes square. Built in 1708, it burned down in 1866.[2][3]

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 pulpit was designed by Ernst Norgrenn, while the baptismal font was by Christian Borch. The altarpiece, Resurrection was painted by Adolph Tidemand. It was copied in many Norwegian churches. The church organ has 38 voices and was built in the romantic style of organ builder Carsten Lund Organ Builders of Copenhagen (Carsten Lund Orgelbyggeri).[4][5] [6]

References
  1. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Bragernes kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. Åse Moe Torvanger. "Ernst Norgrenn". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. Håkon Christie and Sigrid Sigrid Christie. "Gamle Bragernes kirke". drammen.kirken.no. Retrieved 1 October 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. Bragernes Archived 7 September 2012 at Archive.today Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
  5. Bragernes kirke Drammens murarkitektur
  6. "Carsten Lund Orgelbyggeri". Th. Frobenius & Sønner Orgelbyggeri A/S. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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