Standardized designs for Norwegian rural churches
E551918
Standardized designs for Norwegian rural churches are a series of 19th-century architectural plans that provided simple, repeatable blueprints to guide the construction of modest parish churches across rural Norway.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural design program
ⓘ
church building typology ⓘ |
| administrativeContext | Church of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | rural churches in Norway ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
simple vernacular church architecture
ⓘ
wooden church architecture ⓘ |
| benefit |
easier approval by church authorities
ⓘ
faster church construction ⓘ predictable building costs ⓘ uniform liturgical layout ⓘ |
| buildingType |
cruciform church
ⓘ
long church ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century architecture in Norway
ⓘ
Norwegian church architecture ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| designedFor |
small congregations
ⓘ
sparsely populated districts ⓘ |
| drivingFactor |
limited financial resources in rural parishes
ⓘ
need for more parish churches ⓘ population growth in 19th-century Norway ⓘ |
| feature |
central tower or ridge turret
ⓘ
emphasis on functional interior space ⓘ gallery seating ⓘ modest exterior ornamentation ⓘ rectangular nave ⓘ simple chancel ⓘ standardized altar placement ⓘ standardized window placement ⓘ symmetrical floor plans ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local builders
ⓘ
parish councils ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century functionalism in church architecture
ⓘ
Lutheran liturgical requirements ⓘ Norwegian timber-building traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfPlans | Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide construction of modest parish churches
ⓘ
to provide simple repeatable blueprints ⓘ to reduce construction costs ⓘ to standardize church architecture in rural areas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
series of similar-looking rural churches
ⓘ
standardized church interiors ⓘ widespread 19th-century rural church building in Norway ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | state church authorities in Norway ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| use | parish churches ⓘ |
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