Urnes Stave Church

奥尔内斯木构教堂

🇮🇹 Norway📅 1979 Inscribed

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The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures.

Insight I

Urnes Stave Church is the oldest surviving stave church in Norway, built around the year 1130 and still preserved today.

Insight II

From its architectural structure to interior decorations, the church clearly demonstrates the artistic transition from Viking to Christian influences.