Tromsø Domkirke is the only Protestant cathedral in Norway built of wood. It was designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch in Gothic Revival style and consecrated on 1 December 1861. The yellow wooden building sits in the centre of the island, on a site where there has likely been a church since the 13th century.
The interior decorations date from the 1880s. It is a modest building compared to the stone cathedrals further south, but it has a quiet charm. A church has stood here since at least the 1250s, and the current building replaced an older one from 1803 that was moved to make room.
It cost about 10,000 speciedaler to build. Free to enter during opening hours.
The interior decorations date from the 1880s. It is a modest building compared to the stone cathedrals further south, but it has a quiet charm. A church has stood here since at least the 1250s, and the current building replaced an older one from 1803 that was moved to make room.
It cost about 10,000 speciedaler to build. Free to enter during opening hours.
