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Borgund stave church
Borgund stave church a triple nave stave church in Lærdal, Norway. This is also Norway's best preserved church. The church was probably built in the end of the 12th century, and has not changed structure or had a major reconstruction since that date. The church site shows evidence of a previous building, which can point to a earlier church or perhaps an old heathen temple that had been taken into use as a church. The interior of the church, except for the pulpit and the altarpiece, is mainly free from the post-Reformation decorations seen in most other stave churches. An authentic medieval square shaped baptismal font made of soapstone is still a part of the interior.
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