Immanuel Church, Stockholm

Immanuel Church (Swedish: Immanuelskyrkan) is church located in the city centre of Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The church was designed by Sture Frölén and built in 1974 on a lot that used to house a tram depot, at the intersection of Birger Jarlsgatan and Kungstensgatan.[2][3]

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

The entire block, containing offices and a hotel, was built in the years 1970–1974 on behalf of the church. The church has been considered a fine example of 1970s modernist architecture and is of great historical value, according to the Stockholm City Museum.[4]

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  1. ^ "Provisorn" (pdf). Stockholm Municipality (Stockholmskällan). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Immanuelskyrkan". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. 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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