Urnes Stave Church
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Urnes Stave Church is a 12th-century wooden church in Norway renowned as one of the oldest and most artistically significant stave churches, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urnes Stave Church canonical | 6 |
| Ornes (Urnes) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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stave church ⓘ wooden church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Romanesque
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Urnes style NERFINISHED ⓘ stave church architecture ⓘ |
| churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1150 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1130 ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| deanery | Sogn prosti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlan | rectangular nave with narrower chancel ⓘ |
| founded | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasAltName |
Urnes stavkirke
NERFINISHED
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Urnes stavkyrkje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved north portal
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dragon-head carvings ⓘ wooden chancel ⓘ wooden nave ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected building ⓘ |
| influenced | study of medieval Scandinavian art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luster Municipality
NERFINISHED
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Sogn og Fjordane region NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestland county NERFINISHED ⓘ village of Ornes ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sognefjorden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern shore of Lustrafjorden ⓘ |
| managedBy | Church of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Urnes style wood carvings
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blend of Viking and Romanesque art ⓘ one of the oldest stave churches in Norway ⓘ |
| parish | Ornes parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian stave church tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | steep pitched roof ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 58 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageType | cultural ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ornes (Urnes)