Byåsen Church

Byåsen Church (Norwegian: Byåsen kirke, historically Hallset Church) is a parish church in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Byåsen neighborhood in the city of Trondheim. It is the church for the Byåsen parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The hexagonal concrete church was built in a modern style in 1974 by the architectural firm of Arnstad og Heggenhougen. The church seats about 525 people. The building was consecrated on 1 December 1974 by the bishop Tord Godal.[1][2][3]

Byåsen Church
Byåsen kirke
View of the church
Byåsen Church
Location of the church
Byåsen Church
Byåsen Church (Norway)
63.3925°N 10.3696°E / 63.3925; 10.3696
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hallset kirke
StatusParish church
Consecrated1 December 1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstad og Heggenhougen
Architectural typeHexagonal
Completed1974
Specifications
Capacity525
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishByåsen
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen
DioceseNidaros

The church was originally called Hallset Church, but the name was changed to better reflect the area that it served.[4]

See also
  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References
  1. "Byåsen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "Arnstad - Heggenhougen - Hage A/S". Utmark Arkitekttjenester. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. Byåsen menighet. "Byåsen kirke" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
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