Gol Stave Church - Epcot, FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
N 28° 22.236 W 081° 32.818
17R E 446405 N 3138378
Located at the Norway pavilion inside Epcot, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM3EKZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lee-2
Views: 83

Stave Church - A replica of the Gol Stave church found in the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo, Norway. Many folks see the Stave Church, but not everyone realizes you can walk inside! When you go inside it has an exhibit on Vikings, with authentic weapons and other artifacts, as well as figures of important Norwegians: Olaf II, Erik the Red and Rognvald, a Viking raider who invaded and colonized France. The Stave Church is totally separated from the main building.

Gol stave church (Gol stavkirke) is a stave church originally from Gol municipality, Hallingdal, Norway. When the municipality built a new church around 1880, it was decided to demolish the old stave church. It was saved from destruction by the Norwegian Society for the Preservation of Ancient Monuments, which bought the materials in order to re-erect the church elsewhere. It was acquired by king Oscar II, who financed its relocation and restoration as the central building of his private open air museum near Oslo. The restoration was completed in 1885. In 1907 this early open air museum, the world's first, was merged with the Norsk Folkemuseum, which now manages the stave church, still nominally the property of the reigning monarch.

Where is original located?: Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo

Where is this replica located?: At the Norway Pavillion inside Epcot, Florida

Who created the original?: unknown

Internet Link about Original: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_stave_church

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1212

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