点评:The Lutheran church is one of the prettiest church in Greenland. Built in 1909 in the Norwegian-styled wood or Stave church is painted in brick red with yellow details. It is flanked by two cemeteries with leaning crosses marking the graves. It features seven white windows along each wall and a prominent bell tower with double doors in a porched entrance. As with Lutheran churches it is was not ornate and in plain colours.
The church was extended to accommodate larger congregation. A wooden model of a sailing ship hangs prominently from the ceiling as a votive offering of ancient tradition. Twin rows of pews with a central aisle leads to a sweet alter.
Outside of the church there is a monument with an inscription – explaining that ‘Otto Fabricius (1744-1822 a Danish missionary) loved Greenlanders and taught them that a living God was present in all living things and they should love their country and its language'.
翻译:这座路德教堂是格陵兰岛最美丽的教堂之一。它建于1909年,采用挪威风格的木板教堂结构,外墙涂成砖红色,并饰以黄色细节。教堂两侧是两座墓地,倾斜的十字架标志着墓碑。教堂每面墙上都设有七扇白色窗户,还有一个醒目的钟楼,门廊入口处设有双扇门。与其他路德教堂一样,这座教堂装饰朴素,色彩简洁。
为了容纳更多信众,教堂进行了扩建。一艘木制帆船模型醒目地悬挂在天花板上,作为古老传统的奉献物。两排长椅中间有一条走道,通往一个雅致的祭坛。
教堂外有一座纪念碑,上面刻着铭文,解释说“奥托·法布里修斯(1744-1822,丹麦传教士)热爱格陵兰人,并教导他们,永活的上帝存在于万物之中,他们应该热爱自己的国家和语言”。