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36: 278: 347:, who was also the church organist 1907–1956. The organ has 76 voices spread over three manuals and pedals. The crypt beneath the church was originally used as a burial chapel, and was expanded in 1924 with what is most likely Sweden's first 510: 383: 505: 214: 417: 56: 309: 202: 535: 515: 257:
style. Situated between two busy avenues partially lined with trees, its dome rises 60 metres (200 ft) above the nearby
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in his workshop between 1728 and 1731. It is Sweden's largest sculptural work in the
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museum for several years, it finally ended up at the Gustaf Vasa Church in 1906.
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and seats 1,200 people, making it one of the largest churches in Stockholm.
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Odenplan
59°20′33″N 18°02′51″E / 59.34250°N 18.04750°E / 59.34250; 18.04750
Vasastaden
Stockholm
Sweden
Denomination
Lutheran
Church of Sweden
gustafvasa.nu
Architect(s)
Agi Lindegren
Style
Baroque Revival
Groundbreaking
Diocese
Diocese of Stockholm
Parish
Gustaf Vasa Parish
Swedish
Vasastaden
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav Vasa
Agi Lindegren
Baroque Revival
Odenplan
floor plan
Greek cross

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