The church was a gift from Prime minister Gunnar Knutsen and his wife.
Architect Henrik Nilsen, who took the English country church as his model, designed the beautiful stone church. The Church has beautiful stained glass created by Emanuel Vigeland in 1918 - 1919, illustrating various passages from the Bible.
The Gea Norvegica Geopark visitor center is located at the porcelain factory in Porsgrunn…
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten…
On Kapitelberget you'll find the ruins of a crypt church from the Middle Ages.The church…
Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".
Spriten Kunsthall is located on Klosterøya, a few minutes walk from the center of Skien.
The sculpture Rat Virgin is located near by Skien centre, at Bakkestranda.
Skien sluse is the first lock in the Telemark Canal, with connection between Skienselva…
The artist behind the wall art on the mall “Arkaden” is Spaik - Romero Guerra from Mexico…
Snipetorp is the only authentic urban environment that survives from Henrik Ibsen’s time…
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents,…
Brekkeparken in Skien is part of the Telemark Museum. Since the museum opened in 1909,…
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of…