Gustav Wasa Church
The Gustav Wasa Church ( Swedish : Gustaf Vasa kyrka ) is a church building in the Norrmalm district of the Swedish capital Stockholm . It was inaugurated on June 10, 1906 on Odenplan Square. It is named after Gustav I. Wasa , the first Swedish king after the Kalmar Union .
architecture
The building was based on drawings by the architect Agi Lindegren and, with around 1,200 seats, is one of the largest churches in Stockholm. The design followed the neo-baroque style based on the model of Italian baroque churches with a Greek cross as the floor plan. The main entrance is on the east side of the square, which is the most impressive way to design this front. The premises directly at the entrance originally functioned as an armory . The two sacristies in the western part of the church flank the stairs down to the crypt .
The center of the cross is dominated by a tower with a high dome and a lantern . The four square transepts also have lanterns. The facades are structured with the help of pilasters and the four portals, one in each cross arm, are modeled on the gables of classical temples. The main entrance is flanked by two double columns. There are cartouches with Latin inscriptions above each entrance .
Furnishing
The defining elements of the inventory are above all the altar with its high side groups. These were partly modeled on the establishment of the Jesuit mother church Il Gesù in Rome . They were made by Burchardt Precht in 1725–1731 and were originally intended for the Uppsala Cathedral .
The marble pulpit was designed by Agi Lindegren herself and the baptismal font was created by the sculptor Sigrid Blomberg. The paintings on the inside of the dome depict the Transfiguration of the Lord and were created by Vicke Andrén , who also decorated the vaults of the cross arms. During a renovation in 1965/66, the architect David Dahl transformed the four corners into chapels for baptisms and other activities. The chapels are named after the four evangelists ( Matthew , Mark , Luke and John ) and are decorated with an image of the respective author of the Bible. The three-aisled crypt under the central part of the church initially served as a burial chapel. This was expanded in 1923-24 under the direction of the architect Gustaf Lindgren with a columbarium and in 1951 converted into a small church.
Dome with paintings by Vicke Andrén
organ
Altar with side groups
The right altar group
organ
The main organ of the church was built in 1906 by the organ builders Åkerman & Lund (Sundbyberg) and has been continuously expanded over time. Today the instrument has 76 registers (4,826 pipes) distributed over four manuals and pedal . Otto Olsson was the organist of the Gustav Wasa Church for 49 years and had a great influence on the design of the organ.
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- Coupling : I / I (super-octave coupling), II / I (also as sub-octave coupling), III / I, III / II, III / III (sub-octave coupling), I / P, II / P (also as super-octave coupling), III / P
literature
- Gustav Wasa Church , brochure of the Riksantikvarieämbetet by Boel Almqvist (Swedish)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Parish information (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ′ 33 ″ N , 18 ° 2 ′ 51 ″ E