Stave church in Borgund - a wooden church more than 800 years old wikimapia.org/l/82aaab Stave church in Borgund is one of the best preserved and most authentic stave churches in Norway. It was constructed in the time period between 1180 and 1200 AD. In countries where good quality wood is abundant, people developed outstanding skills to use this material in construction. History has shown that in the hands of artisan wood becomes as hardy and durable construction material as stone and bricks. The style of stave churches developed mostly in the 11th - 14th centuries. Specialists consider that this style was widespread in Scandinavia (thousands of buildings), similar style of construction was used in Britain too. Stave construction is not exactly architecture style but rather a specific construction solution, which is repeated in many churches - buildings which had to be large, representative and long lived. Besides, they were erected without any iron details, which is really hard to imagine today! #Wikimapia #wikiplaces #Ancient #monuments #Borgund #stavechurch
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:05:00 +0000
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