Gol Stave Church
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Gol Stave Church is a historic wooden medieval church from Norway, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic examples of traditional stave church architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gol stave church replica | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval church
ⓘ
stave church ⓘ wooden church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stave church architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Bygdøy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norsk Folkemuseum NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | St. Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestMention | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
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carved portals ⓘ chancel ⓘ dragon-head roof carvings ⓘ nave ⓘ runic inscriptions (traces) ⓘ staves (load-bearing posts) ⓘ surrounding gallery ⓘ wooden shingles ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Gol New Stave Church in Gol, Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | post and lintel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic building ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1200 ⓘ |
| influenced | reconstructions and replicas of stave churches worldwide ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hallingdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Viken county ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| movedTo | Bygdøy, Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic example of Norwegian stave church architecture
ⓘ
richly carved portals and decorations ⓘ well-preserved medieval wooden structure ⓘ |
| originalDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Gol, Hallingdal, Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
King Oscar II’s collection of historic buildings
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open-air museum at Bygdøy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | Norsk Folkemuseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedUnderDirectionOf | King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionEnd | 1885 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| relocated | 1880s ⓘ |
| roofType | multi-tiered pitched roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church services
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major tourist attraction in Oslo ⓘ |
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Gol stave church replica