Norwegian Stave Church by danapommet
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Norwegian Stave churches were built, starting around 1050, when Saint Olaf brought Christianity to Norway. These impressive buildings were a blend of Christian symbols and Viking images. Note the wooden dragon heads decorating the eaves. Of the estimated 1,000 Norwegian Stave churches built in the Middle Ages, only 28 survive today. Well worth a ZOOM.
Another shot from a film camera and recently scanned.
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Dana
Comments (31)
MrsRatbag
Wow, those look like the prows from Viking ships...great building, great capture!
mickeyrony
Always very interesting to travel. There will always be places filled with good things. Bravo and thanks for sharing mile((5++)) Toujours très intéressant de voyager .il y aura toujours des endroits remplis de bonnes choses comme . Bravo et mile mercis de partager
Faemike55
Wonderful capture! very impressive building
alessimarco
Awesome capture!
goodoleboy
Impressive! Superb POV, clarity, patterns and textures in this magnificent foto, Dana! That may be Christian and Viking architecture, but it sure borders on what you might also find in Japan.
kbrog
Wonderful capture! :)
NightGallery
Very cool work in this. Nice capture!
MrsLubner
such wonderful strength. The dragon heads remind me of the viking ships...
whaleman
Quite a different structure - very interesting!
prutzworks
well captured
durleybeachbum
A wonderful design! It would make a great project for those British prisons where the hobby of matchstick modelling is still on the go.
Texas3D
Wonderful capture
bimm3d
superb!!
njb2000
great historic church!
DAVER2112
Outstanding capture. Almost looks asian.
jendellas
Wouldn't be out of place in Japan, lovely church!!!!
lucindawind
its a very beautiful building very Viking influenced great shot
mgtcs
This is really a divine place Danna!!! Marvelous shot, loved the atmosphere, well done!
jmb007
interessant!!
moochagoo
Very interesting historical church
adrie
Very beautiful capture.
flavia49
splendid image!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot and subject, well done...
sandra46
wonderful shot, i know that church!
KarmaSong
Superb church and capture.
psyoshida
Amazing structure. At first I thought it was of either Chinese of Japanese origin. Gorgeous shot.
jocko500
lol thought it was china stuff first. this is wonderful shot
Mousson
WOWWWW wonderful design & splendid image!!!!!!
Str4wB34ry
Dana, I've travelled to Norway and seen this church, thanks for sharing this was a real memory jogger.
Chipka
This is wonderful! I'm always dismayed when history shows Christianity completely displacing native cultural identity and stamping its own on the vacant spot (thus changing an entire culture) and so I'm really happy to see something like this. A church with dragon-heads! Who would have thought it? The architecture of the church is astonishing and I'm glad this is one of the few that survived. Zooming in on this is fantastic, and I must say that this is a place I'd love to see for myself! Marvelous!