St. Hallvard's Cathedral (Oslo)

Norway / Buskerud / Oslo
 ruins, place with historical importance, interesting place
St. Hallvard's Church was the earliest cathedral in Oslo. The cathedral was built during the early 12th century, and was used as a church until about 1655. Besides being the bishop's seat and religious center of eastern Norway for about 500 years, the cathedral was the coronation church, royal wedding church, chapel royal, and one of Scandinavia's most visited places of pilgrimage. St. Hallvard cemetery is located mainly south of the cathedral. It was the honorary cemetery in Oslo and eastern Norway from around 1130 to 1639. Bishops and other prominent men and women were interred in the church along with Norwegian kings.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Hallvard's_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   59°54'21"N   10°46'6"E
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