Luleå Cathedral, Lutheran cathedral in Luleå, Sweden.
Luleå Cathedral is a Lutheran cathedral built in red brick in the Gothic Revival style, located in the center of Luleå in northern Sweden. The building is 177 ft (54 m) long and 115 ft (35 m) wide, with a tower reaching 220 ft (67 m) high.
A wooden church was built on the site in 1665–1667, replaced in 1787–1790 by the stone Gustaf Church, which burned in the town fire of 11 June 1887. The present church, designed by Adolf Emil Melander, had its cornerstone laid on 11 June 1889 and was consecrated on 3 December 1893 as Oscar Fredrik Church. It became a cathedral in 1904 when the Diocese of Luleå was created.
The name Oscar Fredrik Church honoured King Oscar II until the Diocese of Luleå was created in 1904, when the building became a cathedral. The interior was simplified in 1936–1938 after drawings by Knut Nordenskjöld: dark carved woodwork and ceiling paintings were removed and the walls whitewashed. Carvings from the original scheme survive in the entrance porches.
The cathedral sits in the center of Luleå and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of the city. The building is accessible for visitors with reduced mobility.
The cathedral's pipe organ has nearly 4,600 pipes and was installed in 1987. After it was set up, elements inspired by French organ building were added, giving the instrument a noticeably warm sound.
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