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Just a picture of a church... - voodoopenguin - 01-11-2008
...I found while sorting out some of my old photos. I took this in Norway about 3 years ago.
Re: Just a picture of a church... - testcase - 01-11-2008
Beautiful building. I'm glad I'm not the one who'd have to replace those shingles!
Re: Just a picture of a church... - Filliam H. Muffman - 01-11-2008
My first guess was going to be Russian Orthodox. It reminds me of some old Russian churches I saw in Alaska.
Re: Just a picture of a church... - Jimmypoo - 01-11-2008
This must be before the discovery of the Steeple.
Re: Just a picture of a church... - kj - 01-12-2008
Hey, I've been there, I think. Is it a park with a few historic buildings and houses? kj.
Re: Just a picture of a church... - Forrest - 01-12-2008
Looks like Epcot's Norway - see the bottom of this page http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/epcot/epws-norway.htm
Re: Just a picture of a church... - iaJim - 01-12-2008
It's a Stave Kirke, or stave church. I've seen a couple of them, one in the fiord district of Norway, and the other at Little Norway near Blue Mounds, WI. Very cool!
Re: Just a picture of a church... - Pat - 01-12-2008
NIce!
kj,
It is in a 'park' with historic buildings. It's the relocated Gol Stavkyrkje @ the Folk Museum on Bygdøy.
http://www.norskfolke.museum.no/
Re: Just a picture of a church... - mikebw - 01-12-2008
They do like their wood...
Re: Just a picture of a church... - voodoopenguin - 01-12-2008
[quote mikebw]They do like their wood...
Yes, isn't it good?
As others have realised it was from the open air Folk Museum near Oslo which is one of the biggest of its kind I have been to. Scandinavia seems to like this idea of moving old endangered buildings into new areas for the public to see. One of my other favourites is the Old Town in Arhus, Denmark.
Here's another building from a small park in Sweden. This house was moved about 50 miles from its original position and was where my wife's Norwegian uncle was born. Despite the move they still have the old rocking cradle that he slept in as a baby on display.
