St. Olaf's Church, Balestrand

St. Olaf's Church
The English Church
St. Olaf's Church, an Anglican Church
in Sogndal, Norway
St. Olaf's Church The English Church is located in Vestland
St. Olaf's Church The English Church
St. Olaf's Church
The English Church
St. Olaf's Church The English Church is located in Norway
St. Olaf's Church The English Church
St. Olaf's Church
The English Church
61°12′27″N 6°32′4″E / 61.20750°N 6.53444°E / 61.20750; 6.53444
LocationKong Beles veg 35, 6899 Balestrand
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSaint Olaf
Architecture
Architect(s)Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland
StyleDragestil
Stave church (imitation)
Years built1897
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Gibraltar in Europe
ParishSummer seasonal Chaplaincy

St. Olaf's Church (Nynorsk: St. Olafs kyrkje and Den engelske kyrkja, "The English Church") is an Anglican church in the village of Balestrand in Sogndal Municipality in the county of Vestland in Norway. The church was built in 1897 as a stave church imitation and has 95 seats.

St. Olaf's Church is notable as the inspiration for the chapel in Elsa's coronation scene in the 2013 Disney film Frozen.[1][2]

  1. ^ Solomon, Charles (2013). The Art of Frozen. Chronicle Books. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4521-1716-4.
  2. ^ The Frozen church has an incredible love story behind it Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine www.kviknes.com