Hamar Cathedral is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Hamar within the Church of Norway. The cathedral is located in the town of Hamar which is in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It
View of the church
Cathedral spire panoramio
For the current cathedral in Hamar, see Hamar cathedral.
Hamar Cathedral
…using plans drawn up by the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church seats about 380 people. For several centuries, the Catholic Church ran the Old Hamar Cathedral in the town of Hamar. This cathedral was constructed from 1152 to 1200 and it served as the seat of the old Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamar until the…
Hamar Cathedral ruins protected by a glass structure
Photograph of the ruins, 1902
Drawing of the ruins by Joachim Frich, c. 1848
Hamar Cathedral, drawing by Olaf Nordhagen