Nore Stave Church

[1][2] Dendrochronological dating of wood samples indicate that Nore stave church was built after 1167.

[3] The church was built with galleries, a chancel and cross naves – an architectural style that was unique in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Animal characters featured include dragons and lions.

The walls and ceiling of the interior are decorated with murals, among them scenes from the Bible presented as riddles.

Professor Dietrichson, who played a major role in founding the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments (Fortidsminneforeningen), donated the property to the society in 1890.