• Gol Stave Church (Norwegian: Gol stavkirke) is a 12th century stave church originally from Gol in the traditional region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county, Norway.
  • In line with the general enthusiasm for the Middle Ages, the stave church from Gol was restored to its supposed original look from the 1200s.
  • The old stave church site is in the hamlet where Gol was located at the time, 300 meters southwest of the current Gol church on Leikvollen in Golreppen.
  • Built between 1157 and 1216, the beautiful Gol Stave Church is an incredible example of a Nowegian stave church from the medieval era.
  • Most impressive of all is the Stave Church from Gol, a magnificent wooden cathedral first built around 1200 and partially rebuilt and restored in 1880.
  • The original Gol stave church stands at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo, and belongs to the reigning monarch of Norway at any given time.
  • The Gol Stave Church dates back to around 1200. Since 1884 the church has been owned by the ruling monarch in Norway since Oscar II (1872 - 1907)...
  • As the name suggests, the Gol Stave Church was originally located in Gol.
  • Gol stave church was originally based in Gol, Hallingdal. However, it was dismantled and moved to Oslo in the 1880s, as instructed by King Oscar II of Sweden and...