Frogner Church, Oslo, Norway

Standing: Must see · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 71 of 3,842

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Frogner Church

Frogner Church is a Church of Norway parish church in the Frogner borough of Oslo, part of the Oslo arch-deanery in the Diocese of Oslo. It was designed by the architect Ivar Næss and built in 1907. Unusually, the church is built into a row of houses and apartment buildings: its main facade is granite, while the secondary facades facing the courtyards are brick. A chapel belonging to the church was added in 1937–1939 to designs by the architect Johan Meyer.

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What's inside

The soapstone pulpit and altar were carved by Ivar Næss in 1907 and decorated with gold mosaics by Per Vigeland in 1947. Vigeland also made the decorations of the organ gallery and the stained glass windows; Maria Vigeland completed the last window. The altar image is by the sculptor Valentin Kielland (1907), who also made images of St Olav, Martin Luther and Hans Nielsen Hauge and designed the stone relief of the Lamb of God over the front door. A painting by Christian Skredsvig hangs in the side gallery.

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Place details and sources

Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1907 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: cultural heritage preservation in Norway Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Lutheran OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Ivar Næss/Johan Meyer (kapell) OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Ivar Næss Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Kirkelig fellesråd i Oslo OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Frogner Church Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09