Sophia Church (Stockholm)

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Sofia Church

The Sofia kyrka is a church in the Stockholm district of Södermalm .

Building

The church, designed by the architect Gustaf Hermansson in the style of the transitional Romanesque style, is named after the wife of the Swedish King Oskar II . Construction began in 1902 on a 46 meter high mountain and was completed in 1906. From 1948 to 1951, the church and its furnishings were restored under the direction of Lars Israel Wahlman .

organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1906 by the organ builder Johannes Magnusson (Gothenburg). The instrument initially had 24 stops on two manual works and a pedal. From 1948 to 1951 the organ was reorganized by the organ builder A. Magnusson. Today it has 46 stops on three manual works and a pedal.

I main work C–
Borduna 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Borduna 8th'
Oktava 4 ′
Spetsflöjt 4 ′
Kvinta 2 23
Oktava 2 ′
Cornet III
Mixture V
Trumpet 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C–
Principal 8th'
Flute harm. 8th'
Kvintadena 8th'
Dolce 8th'
Gemshorn 4 ′
Täckflöjt 4 ′
Spetskvint 2 23
Night horn 2 ′
Sharp III
Krumhorn 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C–
Dumped 16 ′
Vox Retusa 8th'
Rörflöjt 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Voix Celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Flute oct. 4 ′
Nasard 2 23
Waldflöjt 2 ′
Ters 1 35
Larigot 1 13
Mixture IV
oboe 8th'
shelf 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedals C – f 1
Violon 16 ′
Subbas 16 ′
Ekobas 16 ′
Octave bas 8th'
Borduna 8th'
Koralbas 4 ′
Mixture IV
Basun 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
  • Coupling : I / I (super octave coupling), II / I, III / I (also as sub octave coupling), III / II (also as sub and super octave coupling), III / III (also as sub and super octave coupling), I / P, II / P, III / P

Individual evidence

  1. Information about the organ (Swedish)

Web links

Commons : Sofia kyrka  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 59 ° 18 ′ 44 ″  N , 18 ° 5 ′ 15 ″  E