- Borgund stave church is located in Lærdal, Norway. This is the best preserved of Norway's 28 extant stave churches.
- Built sometime between 1180 and 1250, this medieval Borgund stavkyrkje (Norwegian) is one of the best preserved stave churches in Norway.
- Borgund stave church. The church dates from around 1150-80 and has therefore survived intact for about 850 years.
- Borgund Stave Church. Before heading into the church, you must first go through the visitor’s center and museum. This is where you pay your entrance fee.
- Built between 1180 and 1250 AD, Borgund Stave Church is a 12-century wooden church and the best preserved among the 28 stave churches in Norway.
- Borgund stave church was bought by Fortidsminneforeningen in 1877. The first guidebook in English for the stave church was published in 1898.
- Borgund Stave Church is said to have been built around 1180 and it’s one of the few dozen original stave churches that are still standing.
- The Crown Princess cruise ship had docked at Flåm, Norway, where we had an excursion booked that would take us to see a stave church in Borgund.
- Most distinctive Stave Church in Norway Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal was built around 1180 and is dedicated to the Apostle Andrew.
- In fact, some of the most stunning landmarks today, were designed in the name of religion and Borgund Stave Church makes no exception.