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view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J. P. Fagerback, 2005
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 28 March 2005 by J. P. Fagerback [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oslo_Cathedral.jpg] [accessed 2 January 2016]
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view of church exterior in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Vidariv, 2013
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 21 September 2013 by Vidariv [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oslo_domkirke_kirkested_21.09.2013_14-27-24.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2016]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hans A. Rosbach, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 June 2012 by Hans A. Rosbach [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oslo_domkirke_20120624-08.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2016]
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Superchilum, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 July 2015 by Superchilum [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oslo_Cathedral_05.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2016]
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view of font
Scene Description: the present font in use, of 1721
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hans A. Rosbach, 2012
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view of font
Scene Description: the present font in use, of 1721 -- Evil, in the shape of snake, lurks nearby
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hans A. Rosbach, 2012
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view of font in context
Scene Description: the present font in use, of 1721
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hans A. Rosbach, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 June 2012 by Hans A. Rosbach [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oslo_domkirke_20120624-63.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2016]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 20819OSL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Oslo domkirke [formerly Vår Frelsers kirke -- originally Hallvardskatedralen]
Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ
Church Location: present cathedral adress: Karl Johans gate 11, 0154 Oslo, Norway
Country Name: Norway
Location: Østlandet, Østlandet
Directions to Site: The present cathedral, the 3rd in Oslo, is located in the historic centre of Oslo, at Kongensgate and Karl Johans gate [cf. ChurchNotes for location of earlier two cathedrals]
Ecclesiastic Region: Oslo bispedømme
Century and Period: 12th century (early?), Romanesque
Church Notes: original cathedral building, Hallvardskatedralen, of early-12thC, was located near the Oslo Bispeborg, in the Gamlebyen, at Bispegata and St. Halvards gate; the second cathedral, Hellig Trefoldighet, was built in 1639; the present building, third cathedral in Oslo, was built 1694-1697;
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font in the present cathedral is made of painted and gilded wood, and dates from 1721. [NB: we have no information on the medieval font of the original early-12th century cathedral, Hallvardskatedralen].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 59.912592, 10.744675
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 59° 54′ 45.33″ N, 10° 44′ 40.83″ E
UTM: 32V 597563 6642962