Location Mandal, Vest-Agder Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Opened 1821 Architectural style Empire style | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Completed 1821 Phone +47 38 27 28 70 Status Parish church | |
 | ||
Address Kirkebakken 2, 4517 Mandal, Norway Diocese Diocese of Agder og Telemark Similar Holum Church, Harkmark Church, Buen kulturhus, Sjøsanden, Vigeland Hus Profiles | ||
Norway by car stave church in heddal part 12 13
Mandal Church (Norwegian: Mandal kirke) is the main parish church for Mandal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mandal. The church is part of the Mandal parish and the seat of the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built after the town was destroyed by fire in 1810 and was officially opened in 1821, although it had been in use since 1819.
Contents
- Norway by car stave church in heddal part 12 13
- Mandal church organ jan magne f rdes bruremarsj
- References
The architect was Jørgen Gerhard Løser who used engravings from 1728 by James Gibbs as inspiration. It was the first monumental building built in Norway after the Norway's independence from Denmark in 1814. The style is empire/neoclassical. With 1,800 seats, it is the largest wooden church in Norway.
The painting Oppstandelsen (English: Resurrection) is in the church and it was painted by Adolph Tidemand who grew up in Mandal. The church has not undergone major changes since it was opened, but a major restoration project on the building was begun to remove extensive dry rot and make many structural repairs. The repairs are estimated to cost about 33 million kr.