Urnes Stave Church animal art carving copy displayed at Borgund Stave Church, Norway

This animal art carving in wood was copied exactly from a wall of Urnes Stave Church and displayed at Borgund Stave Church visitor center in Lærdal municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. At Urnes Stave Church, Viking Age animal art meets Christian architecture..Urnes stavkirke (or stavkyrkje), the oldest Stave Church in Norway (built around 1135 AD), stands at Ornes farm on Lustrafjord in Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. In 1979, Urnes Stave Church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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This animal art carving in wood was copied exactly from a wall of Urnes Stave Church and displayed at Borgund Stave Church visitor center in Lærdal municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. At Urnes Stave Church, Viking Age animal art meets Christian architecture..Urnes stavkirke (or stavkyrkje), the oldest Stave Church in Norway (built around 1135 AD), stands at Ornes farm on Lustrafjord in Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. In 1979, Urnes Stave Church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.