Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim

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Gothic cathedral cathedral church building national shrine pilgrimage site

Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim is a historic Gothic-style church in Norway, built over the burial site of Saint Olaf and long serving as a major pilgrimage destination and national shrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
church building ⓘ
national shrine ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nidarosdomen ⓘ
Nidarosdomen ⓘ
surface form: Trondheim Cathedral
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
builtOver burial site of Saint Olaf ⓘ
churchmanship Lutheran ⓘ
completed early 14th century ⓘ
constructionBegan circa 1070 ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Olaf ⓘ
denomination Church of Norway ⓘ
denominationChange became Lutheran after the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
diocese Archdiocese of Nidaros ⓘ
surface form: Diocese of Nidaros
founded 11th century ⓘ
function cathedral of the Diocese of Nidaros ⓘ
metropolitan cathedral of the Church of Norway ⓘ
governingBody Nidaros Cathedral Chapter ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected cultural heritage site in Norway ⓘ
length about 102 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Central Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nidarosdomen kirkegård parish ⓘ
Trondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trøndelag NERFINISHED ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Trondheim ⓘ
surface form: Nidaros
notableFeature central tower ⓘ
choir ⓘ
crypt ⓘ
transept ⓘ
west front with large façade and sculptures ⓘ
pilgrimageRoute St. Olav Ways ⓘ
previousDenomination Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
province Church of Norway ⓘ
surface form: Church of Norway Province of Nidaros
rebuilt 19th century ⓘ
after several fires ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
status major pilgrimage destination ⓘ
national sanctuary of Norway ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Trondheim ⓘ
usedFor concerts ⓘ
regular worship services ⓘ
royal consecrations ⓘ
royal coronations ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
width about 50 metres ⓘ

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Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav → hasChapel → Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nidaros Cathedral
Trøndelag → knownFor → Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim ⓘ
Stiftsgården, Trondheim → nearby → Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nidaros Cathedral