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In the 1920s, several changes were made to the interior. During the 1930s, electricity and water and sewage were installed. The exterior of the church received a facelift in the late autumn of 1949, when the plaster was restored in connection with the city's centennial celebrations. In 1950, bishop
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and two silver candlestick holders. Arneberg simplified the visual look of the building, particularly in changing the ceiling trusses, which were previously the church's foremost visual decoration. The walls were made clean and white. In the
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structure. The windows are decorated with fabric-like paintings, possibly based on medieval tapestries. The central feature is the altar, which is possibly the most unusual feature of the cathedral.
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was commissioned as architect: his design called for the interior to be almost completely gutted. All that remains from the earlier set-up are the supporting structure for the organ loft, the
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in the town of Hamar. This cathedral was constructed from 1152 to 1200 and it served as the seat of the old
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For a long time, Hamar had no church. In 1849, Hamar re-gained its historic status as a town. In 1864, the
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was inspired by a Nordic archetype. On the side panels, Sørensen depicted the anxious mother and
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style. Construction took place from 1864 to 1866. The cathedral was
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Cathedral Ruins in Hamar

60°47′48″N 11°04′06″E / 60.796739°N 11.068333°E / 60.796739; 11.068333
Hamar Municipality
Innlandet
Norway
Denomination
Church of Norway
Churchmanship
Evangelical Lutheran
www.kirken-hamar.no
Cathedral
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Long church
Materials
Diocese
Hamar bispedømme
Deanery
Hamar domprosti
Parish
Bishop(s)
Solveig Fiske
Dean
Pastor(s)
Deaconess(es)
Organist(s)
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
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