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St. Hanshaugen · Oslo

Old Aker Church

Gamle Aker kirke

Place of worshipLocals' pick

A Romanesque stone basilica believed to have been built around 1080, and the oldest existing building in Oslo. It is still an active parish church, surrounded by the Old Aker Cemetery.

Address
Telthusbakken, Oslo (street number not verified)
Hours
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Best time to go
Morning · About 30 min
Price
Price not verified
Price level
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Good to know

  • It sits at the top of Telthusbakken, centrally in the St. Hanshaugen borough
  • Inside are a Baroque pulpit and baptismal font from 1715
  • The church stands over the site of the Akerberg silver mines, in use since the early Viking Age

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