• 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 original Gol stave church stands at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo, and belongs to the reigning monarch of Norway at any given time.
  • Gol Stave Church, which is in the mediaval park Gordarike, is a true copy of the Gol stave church built in the 1200s.
  • The stave church was used until 1881, when Gol got a new one. Gol Stave Church began to deteriorate significantly in the 1800s.
  • It's a replica of the Gol Stave Church located in the open air museum in Bygdøy in Oslo and technically belongs to the reigning monarch of Norway.
  • The Stave Church from Gol, at Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History) in Oslo. Photo credit:Tim Ward.
  • Gol Stave Church. The drawing is slightly erroneous, as the sill under the church floor is missing. Gol Stave Church.
  • The wooden Gol Stave Church is a "stavkirke" church, a particular type of medieval Christian that in Northern Europe. Most of these churches are in Norway.