The Church in Urnes Photo: Church in Urnes

The oldest stave Church is Norway was built in the year 1050 in the village and is Situated on land that belonged to a noble family. Carpenters used log (Norwegian "becoming") length up to 12 meters. Upright pillars are static based design. Interior pillars, turning into the arch and crosses the inner frame, connect the Church floor, beamed ceiling. Thanks to the art of carpenters, who managed to match exactly to each other walls and columns, Norwegian wooden churches can withstand even the strongest winter storm.

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The Church in Urnes