Nykirken — Attraction in Bergen

When we visited this was a high of activity with lots of children and adults and would’ve had to be a childcare Centre. It was lovely seeing so much joyful activity and singing in such an historic church. Nykirken, was originally consecrated as the Holy Trinity Church in 1622 and paradoxically earned its nickname due to its relative newness compared to older churches in the city. Over the centuries it has been reconstructed multiple times due to fires, including significant damage during World War II. I understand it is now no one as the...

Don't bother! Went there on a tour & was racking my brains to find an escape route. After sitting in the cold damp basement looking at a pile of rubble, we were taken to view the church itself. The highlight (for they were very few) was the Archangel Gabriel flying with a pole up his ass, trumpet in one hand and a collection plate in the other that descended from above to pocket level. Made me realise that perhaps paganism was not so bad after all..... No photos taken, it was...

Nykirken (literally: "The new church") is a parish church located in the Nordnes area of the city of Bergen. I

When the church was originally built in 1622, there were several other churches in Bergen that were already several hundred years old, so this church was nicknamed "the new church", a name which has stuck...