Nevertheless, 28 of the stave churches built after the year 1100 still survive. This website presents information and research materials illuminating the medieval .

Where as the Disney stave church is an 80% scale model and lacks many details , the Minot church is full scale and fully carved. Construction of the building .

The medieval church and the people. Read more. New exhibition summer 2010. Read more.. A time of church building. Read more. How the stave-church .

The Stave Church, located on the grounds of the Hjemkomst Center, is a beautiful symbol of the Norwegian heritage so prevalent in the Red River Valley. .

When the stave churches were reconstructed, many of them were added details like the Borgund Stave Church (i.e. borgund style). But the copy in Gol is of .

The Viking Era lasted from 795 A.D. - 1066 A.D., and was followed by an "Era of Stave Churches" as the Scandinavian people gradually converted to Christianity .

Jun 8, 2011 – Borgund stave church was recently selected as one of the ten most beautiful churches in the world, but most of its visitors are there for the toilets .

But most impressive of all is the fact that we are the only country in the world with 28 stave churches to show visitors, although it is true that some of them have .

Stave churches are architectural marvels. By TERRY HOUSHOLDER From a distance they look like gingerbread houses, but in reality the stave churches of .

Heddal stavkirke - Heddal stavkyrkje Heddal Stave Church Stabkirche in Heddal l'église de Heddal Heddal staaf kerk De madera de Heddal In legno di Heddal .

Aug 28, 2011 – Home. arrow Europe; arrow Norway; arrow Western Fjords; arrow Sogn og Fjordane; arrow Things to Do; arrow Urnes Stave Church .

The Stave Church is a recreation of a form of architecture that reached its pinnacle in 12th century Norway. At one time there were as many as 2000 stave .

Photos and comments about a trip to Norway in June, 2000, including remarks about the Stave Church at the Norsk Folkemuseum.

Although none of the 29 stave churches that now survive belongs to the first generation of Norwegian churches, we now know that those built in the eleventh .

Look for the dragons' heads (copied from Viking-age stave churches) decorating the gables. Along the walk, you'll see two burial mounds from the Viking age, .

Ringebu Stavkirke ble bygget ca 1220. Den er en av 28 gjenværende stavkirker her i landet, og en av de største.Her er også innformasjon om åpningstider og .

Stave churches - wooden churches from the Middle Ages - Norway . Sep 19, 2009

Apr 10, 2005 – Stave churches are unique to Norway and it is believed that at their peak during the early 1100's, there were betweeen 800 and 1200 of these .

Jul 26, 2011 – Urnes Stave Church in Luster, beside the Sognefjord, is the .

Although none of the 29 Stave Churches that now survive belongs to the first generation of Norwegian churches, we now know that those built in the eleventh .

Fantoft Stave Church, Sights worth a visit. . Fantoft Stave Church Sights worth a visit. Who's Online. We have 9 guests online. Visitors Counter. Today, 7 .

In addition to the preserved stave churches in Norway, which are described later on this page, there is a stave church in Hedared, Sweden and a church in .

The stave churches are Norway's foremost contribution to the world's cultural heritage, a fact confirmed by the inclusion of Urnes Stave Church on UNESCO's .

The original Gol stave church was dismantled and moved to Oslo in 1885, but today there is a replica built in Gol.

The Urnes Stave Church (ca 1050) is the oldest of its kind in Norway. Between the 11th and 14th century about 1200 Stav-churches arose in Scandinavia. .

Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkirke) is a stave church at the .

The Stave Church from Gol. 1. Bjørn Wirkola during the World Ski Championships in Oslo 1966. 2. Sami baptismal boots from Kautokeino, Finnmark. 3. Ale bowl .

Norwegian Stave Church by Vernacular architect, at Oslo, Norway, --, in the Great Buildings Online.

The 145th Escape game from 123bee.com. We will be releasing Escape games, every Mondays and Thursdays. Imagine yourself trapped inside a Stave Church .

Røldal stave church - Description: Røldal stave church (Røldal stavkyrkje) is a stave church at Røldal in Odda municipality, Hardanger, Norway.HistoryThe .

The stave churches are Norway's most important contribution to world architecture. Provides information on a project by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage in .

A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks. .

Although none of the 29 stave churches that now survive belongs to the first generation of Norwegian churches, historians now know that those built in the 11 th .

Jan 14, 2011 – The stave churches constitute a particularly valuable part of the Norwegian architectural heritage, and are considered to be of global as well as .

The stave churches constitute one of the most elaborate types of wood construction which are typical of northern Europe from the Neolithic period to the Middle .

Dec 25, 2000 – Stave Church originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150.

The technique of using vertical posts-or staves- had been modified over time to become wooden architectural works of art. The church in Moorhead is a full-scale .

Ranked #9 of 87 things to do in Bergen by Lonely Planet travellers. The Fantoft stave church, in a lovely leafy setting (which goes by the name 'Paradise') south .

Borgund Stave Church lies in Lærdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane County. A map showing the location of all of Fortidsminneforeningens properties in the .

Beginning in the eleventh century and continuing for several centuries wooden stave churches were constructed in Norway. By the thirteenth century there were .

The Haltdalen Stave Church. This church was probably built in the 1170s, and has been altered a number of times, the last time was in 1704, when the west .

Aug 9, 2011 – “Stave church” refers specifically to a kind of architectural style, and a unique one at that. Once prevalent across northwestern Europe during .

Borgund Stave Church (Bokmål: Borgund stavkirke, Nynorsk: Borgund stavkyrkje .

orgund was built sometime between 1180 and 1250 CE with later additions and restorations. Its walls are formed by vertical wooden boards, or staves, hence .

Urnes stave church was entered on the List of World Heritage sites in 1979. Architecturally, as well as from the fine arts perspective, Urnes stave church is .

Dating from 1130, Urnes Stave Church in Western Norway is the oldest of its kind in the country. It has some of the richest carvings of Norway's stave churches .

Uvdal Stave Church - stavkirke - interior - YouTube 5 min - Oct 22, 2006 - Uploaded by nadflah

Information about Lom Stave Church (Lom stavkyrkje) in Lom, Norway, with map and travelplanner and other useful services.

Gol Stave Church Museum. A full-size replica of the Gol Stave Church, which was moved from Gol, Hallingdal to the Folk Museum in Bygdoy Park in Oslo, .

Architecturally the stave churches are quite impressive. Made only of wood, some of them have survived for as many as 800 years. Most of the stave churches .

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