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Gol Stave Church 1204–05, previously assumed 1170–1309. Borgund Stave Church 1180–1181, previously assumed 1150–1250. Kvernes Stave Church, 1633, previously believed to be from the Middle Ages, is the only known stave church in Norway built after the Reformation. [66]
Ulvik stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum.) Vågå stave church is sometimes referred to as a stave church, but is the result of extensive reconstruction with reuse of materials from the demolished stave church. Original stave church was constructed in 1150, and was converted to a cruciform church in 1626–28. Vangsnes stave ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts in Columbus.
In 1650, there were about 270 stave churches left in Norway, and over the next hundred years, 136 of them disappeared. Around the year 1800, there were still 95 existing stave churches, while over 200 former stave churches were still known by name or written sources (according to Lorentz Dietrichson).
Borgund Stave Church, Norway. Established in the mid-12th century, the building incorporates over 2,000 pieces of wood. Much of the timber was carved to mimic the decorative elements popular on ...
Gol New Stave Church (replica), a replica erected in the 1990s at site in the community from which Gol Stave Church was relocated in the 1880s. Haltdalen Stave Church (replica), a copy of the old church at Sverresborg museum. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Porsgrunn, a Catholic Dragestil church built in 1899 that adheres closely to stave ...
Wisconsin offers plenty of destinations for Christians, including grottos, shrines, stave churches and Holy Hill.
The design for the stave churches most likely developed from ritual houses. But the inside was highly decorated with intricate designs. Most of these designs depict Jesus, a cross, or the disciples. One of the most popular stave churches as recognized by UNESCO is the Urnes Stave Church, located in Sognefjord, Norway, which is still in use today.