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The Stave Churches

December 25, 2021August 20, 2015 by Ludvig

The Stave Churches in Norway The Stave churches are the most important examples of the European medieval architecture when we look at wooden constructions. Most of the stave churches built in Norway during the Middle Ages were stave churches. Timber was the natural building material then- and is still the most common- Norwegians would still … Read more

List over Stave Churches

January 30, 2022August 20, 2015 by Ludvig

Urnes Stave Church-One of the many stave churches in Norway

List Over Stave Churches in Norway In Lustrafjorden, on a beautifully pointed and narrow piece of land that juts out into the sea surrounded by farms and fruit trees, is the stave church which was incorporated into the World Heritage Site in 1979. Urnes stave church is the oldest and most ornate of Norway’s 28 stave … Read more