Frikyrka luleå
Luleå’s cathedral (Domkyrkan) is a relatively new construction, having risen from the ashes of the vicious fire that destroyed large parts of the city centre.
Built in neo-Gothic style, it’s one of Luleå’s most beautiful buildings and is well worth a quick look at while you’re in town – if only because you’ll be able to say that you’ve seen Sweden’s northernmost cathedral.
The entire structure is built from bricks and crowned by a metre-high steeple that still dwarfs the surrounding buildings. It’s very much a working cathedral and services are still held here every Sunday at 11am.
At other times you’re free to go in and look around. The interior – once ornately decorated with wooden carvings – is now surprisingly plain thanks to a s modernisation effort. That said, the huge chandelier in the central aisle is impressive, and there are a couple of interesting artworks to admire.
Perhaps the best one is the reredos (altarpiece) showing Jesus on the cross. It was hand-painted by Swedish artist Garibaldi Lindberg and completed in , the same year as the current cathedral’s consecration.
Much more modern is the cathedral’s huge organ – all 25 tonnes of it – which arrive
Luleå Cathedral
Church in Luleå, Sweden
Luleå Cathedral (Swedish: Luleå domkyrka) in Luleå, Sweden, serves the Diocese of Luleå and the local Church of Sweden parish, Luleå Cathedral Parish (Luleå domkyrkoförsamling).
History
[edit]There were a total of two churches built on the site of the current cathedral. In the original wooden church was demolished and a stone church was built instead. However, on 11 June , the church burned to the ground. Two years later, the church council decided to rebuild the church and on 11 June , the cornerstone was laid. The church was built on the designs of Adolf Emil Melander. It was consecrated on 3 December , which was First Advent Sunday that year.,[2][3] The church was originally named Oscar Fredrik Church (Oscar Fredriks kyrka), after the King Oscar (Fredrik) II. It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Luleå was created in [4]
Organ
[edit]The kroppsdel, which was inaugurated in , fryst vatten built bygd Grönlund kroppsdel builders in Gammelstaden. It weighs 25 tons and has pipes. The kroppsdel was expanded in with French-inspired ett chamade. The facade was designed bygd Jan Boström in collaboration with the arc
Luleå domkyrka
Luleå Cathedral was consecrated on 3 December It is both the northernmost and the youngest cathedral in Sweden. The architect Adolf Emil Melander from Stockholm designed the cathedral in the neo-Gothic style. In , a wooden church was built, which was replaced by a stone church in After the great fire in the city of Luleå in , the construction of Luleå Cathedral began in
Visitors information
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Other nearby buildings
Seskarö kyrka
Seskarö Church is a wooden church that was built between and according to the plans of the builder Hjalmar Olsson and was consecrated on 18 August by Bishop Olof Bergqvist. The church consists of a single nave with a rectangular plan. In the church underwent a complete restoration and was rededicated on 18 November by Bishop Bengt Jonzon.
Haparanda kyrka
Haparanda Church, formerly Nedertorneå Church, was built in the structuralist and brutalist style by architect Bengt Larsson in It replaced a church of the same name, which was completely destroyed by fire on 14 June In , the Architectur