Pipervikskirken

The "Pipervikskirken" in 1956

The Pipervikskirken (Pipersviker Church), or Piperviken småkirke (Pipersviker Chapel) was a church in Munkedamsveien 12 in the Pipervika district in the Norwegian capital Oslo .

The church was built in 1910 as a branch church to the then Johanniskirche at Christiania Torv and consecrated in 1911. The architect responsible for planning and executing the building was the Norwegian Harald Aars . As early as 1959, the church was demolished again as part of the renovation of the Pipervika district .

The demolished church is listed as a former cultural and historical monument under the number 85260 in the register of the " Riksantikvars ", the state preservation of monuments.

As a special feature, it had six small apartments (student rooms) on the upper floors and in the tower area.

Web links

Commons : Pipervikskirken  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• A short summary of the history of the church on artemisia.no
• Photos of the church on Oslobilder.no

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Monument no. 85260

Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 43.5 "  N , 10 ° 43 ′ 36.9"  E