Borgund Stave Church (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Built around 1180 and dedicated to the Apostle Andrew, the church is exceptionally well preserved and is the most distinctive stave church in Norway. Some of its finest features are the lavishly carved portals and the crosses and carvings of dragon’s heads on the roofs. Constructed entirely from wood, the church is a monument to the exceptional creativity of medieval Norse craftsmen. Structurally, the building has been described as a “cube within a cube”, each independent of the other. The exterior reflects a fusion of pagan Norse and medieval Christian influences.
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Borgund Stave Church (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Built around 1180 and dedicated to the Apostle Andrew, the church is exceptionally well preserved and is the most distinctive stave church in Norway. Some of its finest features are the lavishly carved portals and the crosses and carvings of dragon’s heads on the roofs. Constructed entirely from wood, the church is a monument to the exceptional creativity of medieval Norse craftsmen. Structurally, the building has been described as a “cube within a cube”, each independent of the other. The exterior reflects a fusion of pagan Norse and medieval Christian influences.
*angry Varg noises
Hey that’s Toki’s homes
Slave church? Damn that’s metal
So beautiful,yet so burnable
The Batcave if Bruce Wayne was born in the 12th century.