Postcard Lofoten cathedral
This has been a church site since the 12th century. Lofoten's first church was built here during the time of King Øystein Magnusson. Five or six different churches have been built on this very location throughout the last 900 years. One former church was moved to Værøy in 1799 (Old Værøy Church). The present church (nicknamed Lofoten Cathedral) was built in 1898 to be large enough to accommodate all the fishermen who came to Kabelvåg each season. The church was designed by Carl J. Bergstrøm in the Gothic revival style. When the Lofoten cathedral was completed, the "old church" was still located just across the road, until it was demolished in the summer of 1900.