Ålems kyrka
1829
Neoclassical
church
Almost fifty years passed between the parish decision of 1781 to replace Ålem's medieval stone church and the start of construction: dissatisfaction with the drawings, difficulty finding a willing master builder and probably economic…
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- 1829
Samuel Enander, Johan Holmberg
- 1874
The church interior was renovated and given the altar arrangement that still stands in the chancel, built around an altarpiece by Olaus Pettersson. The work concerned the furnishings of the room and its decoration, and the chancel keeps…
- 1928-1929
The vaulted ceiling was given its painted plafond by Einar Forseth, and the organ front was rebuilt by Arvid Källström. A new font with a surrounding rail followed in 1929, decorated with details taken from the church furnishing of 1739.
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- Oscar Bladh · Public domain
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