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Markuskyrkan

Stockholms kommun, SE

Markuskyrkan

Markuskyrkan (St. Mark's Church) is a church in the district of Björkhagen in southern Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to Skarpnäck Parish in the Church of Sweden and is part of the Diocese of Stockholm. The church was designed by the architect Sigurd Lewerentz and constructed between 1958 and 1963. S

ince 1990 the church has been a designated cultural monument by the Swedish National Heritage Board. The church building is located within a birch grove on former lakebed, a condition that influenced the low and horizontally oriented design. Its construction makes extensive use of brick, timber, and visible technical installations.

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