Arctic Cathedral

Arctic Cathedral

The Tromsdalen Church ("Tromsdalen Kirke"), which is more commonly known as The Arctic Cathedral ("Ishavskatedralen", literally "The Cathedral of the Arctic Sea"), is a church in Tromsø, Norway, built in 1965. The church is a parish church and not, strictly speaking, a cathedral.

The church was drawn by Jan Inge Hovig, and its building materials consist mainly of concrete. Because of the church's distinct look and situation, it has often been called "the opera house of Norway", likening it to the famous Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The church is probably the most famous landmark in Tromsø, although Tromsø does have another church of interest, the Tromsø Cathedral, which is noted for being the only wooden cathedral in Norway.

ee also

*Church of Norway

External links

* [http://www.norway.com/directories/d_company.asp?id=5829 The Arctic Cathedral]


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