Hamar Cathedral in Norway was designed by Heinrich Ernst Schirmer for the new Diocese of Hamar, created in 1864. Construction ran from 1864 to 1866, and it was consecrated on December 15, 1866. Arnstein Arneberg was commissioned for the 1950s interior renovation.
The long church has a German Romanesque exterior of whitewashed brick and a basilica-inspired nave, and it holds about 380 people. The text gives no dimensions. Henrik Sørensen painted the altar's risen Christ, Arve Hagen painted the ceiling, and Anthon Røvik carved the pulpit and altar rail.
The Old Hamar Cathedral, built from 1152 to 1200, was burned by the Swedish army in 1567. Arneberg's renovation nearly gutted the interior, and the new interior opened on May 9, 1954. The organ loft supports, baptismal font and two silver candlesticks survive from the earlier interior. It is the seat of the Diocese of Hamar. The article gives no hours.
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