Immanuel Church, Stockholm

Immanuel Church (Swedish: Immanuelskyrkan) is church building located in the central parts of the town of Stockholm in Sweden.[1] The church was designed by Sture Frölén. It was built in 1974. The lot it was built on earlier housed a tram depot at the intersection of Birger Jarlsgatan and Kungstensgatan.[2][3]

Immanuel Church
Immanuelskyrkan
Immanuelskyrkan Stockholm.JPG
Immanuel Church, January 2009
Coordinates: 59°20′33″N 18°03′48″E / 59.34250°N 18.06333°E / 59.34250; 18.06333
LocationStockholm
CountrySweden
DenominationUniting Church in Sweden
Previous denominationMission Covenant Church of Sweden
Websiteimmanuel.se
Architecture
Architect(s)Sture Frölén
StyleModernist
Completed1974

The entire block consists of offices and a hotel. The block was built between 1970–1974 on behalf of the church. The church has been considered a nice example of 1970s modernist architecture. It is of major historical value according to the Stockholm City Museum.[4]

References

  1. "Provisorn" (pdf). Stockholm Municipality (Stockholmskällan). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "Immanuelskyrkan". Emporis. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "Sydöstra Vasastaden - Byggnadsinventering 1974" (pdf). Stockholm City Museum. Retrieved 7 January 2015. Under 70-talet har en av vagnhallarna i kvarteret Provisorn rivits för den nya Immanuels-kyrkan
  4. Goldstein, Max. "PLANBESKRIVNING (S-Dp 2010-07307-54)" (pdf). Stockholm Municipality. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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