- 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.
- History: The exact date of its construction is unknown, but scholars believe Gol Stave Church was built sometime between 1150 and 1250.
- Amazing stave church close to the heart of Oslo. Not its original site, transplanted from Gol over 130 years ago into a recreated viking village for better...
- 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.
- Apart from Gol, other prominent stave churches include Borgund (1180, Lærdal), Heddal which is the largest (13thC, Notodden), and Urnes, the oldest (1130, Luster).
- As one of the finest-preserved timber churches in the entire country, the Gol Stave Church stands out as a remarkable highlight within the museum's offerings.
- In 1880, the dilapidated Gol Stave Church was moved to the Bygdy peninsula and restored at the expense of King Oscar II...
- While it is now considered part of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, you can still feel the sacred atmosphere when you visit the Gol Stave Church.
- A full-size replica of the Gol Stave Church, which was moved from Gol, Hallingdal to the Folk Museum in Bygdoy Park in Oslo, Norway about 100 years ago, has a...
- Gol Stave Church (Norwegian: Gol stavkyrkje) is a stave church originally from Gol in the traditional region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county, Norway.