Slottskapellet, Oslo, Norway

Standing: Must see
Rank: Rank 77 of 3,842

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Slottskapellet

Slottskapellet, the Palace Chapel, is a chapel in the Royal Palace in Oslo, occupying the base and first floor of the palace's north wing. It is used by the Norwegian royal family, among other things for royal baptisms and confirmations, and on Sundays the student congregation in Oslo holds services here; it has also been used for concerts, mainly with the Oslo Chamber Music Festival. It dates from 1 October 1825, when King Charles III John laid the palace's foundation stone, on which the altar stands, but was not finished until 1844. Designed by H. D. F. von Linstow, it seats 150.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

The chapel has side aisles with galleries carried by six pillars on each side, and the gallery fronts hold plaster reliefs of the four Evangelists by the sculptor Hans Michelsen. The choir ends in a semicircular apse, the wall behind the altar is pink stucco marble, the altar itself white stucco marble, and the pulpit to its left is white and gold. The richly decorated ceiling was painted by Peter Frederik Wergmann in 1843, and the organ in the gallery above the altar was built by Peter Albrechtsen in 1845. The chapel was restored in 2004 for the baptism of Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source