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Details from The Stave Church @ Folkemuseet
This is a follow-up post for one I wrote a month ago and an entry to Paula’s challenge. Read the story behind this stave church in the original post: The Stave Church @ Folkemuseet.
The Stave Church @ Folkemuseet
This is the stave church at Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Folk Museum) at Bygdøy, Oslo. The folk museum is Norway’s largest museum of cultural history, featuring the world’s oldest open air museum and large indoor collections.
Rosekyrkja – The Rose Church
The Rose Church in Stordal
The Rose Church is an octagonal wooden church dating from 1789 C.E. It is famous for its wall paintings which cover the whole church’s interior. The paintings depict scenes from the Bible and stylized floral decoration in typical Norwegian style.
Trollstigen & Trollveggen Part 2
Here’s a follow up from yesterdays post with another gallery from Trollstigen & Trollveggen.
Trollstigen & Trollveggen
These photos are from Trollstigen (The Troll Ladder) & Trollveggen (The Troll Wall) in Norway.
Check out WordPress for more zigzag photos: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/zigzag/
Here’s part 2: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/trollstigen-trollveggen-part-2/
A B/W Photo from Leinekvernene
Mr. Diffley recently wrote an article about “Thinking Black & White” when you shoot photos. This inspired me to find an image that I think works well as B/W, so I found this from the ancient grinding mills at Leine.
If you want to learn more about B/W photography, or just photography in general, I highly recommend Mr. Diffleys blog: http://www.rickdiffleyphotography.com
Related articles
- Think Black and White (www.rickdiffleyphotography.com)
- The Ancient Grinding Mills at Leine, Valdres (cardinalguzman.wordpress.com)
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Stave Churches in Norway: Reinli Stave Church
I’ve already written about Høre & Hedalen stave churches, but this will be my last (and shortest) post on Norwegian stave churches for a while. Just like the other two, Reinli stave church is also located in proximity to the main road (E16) that runs through Valdres, Norway. In the area called Valdres you’ll actually find 6 out of the remaining 28 stave churches in Norway. During the Middle Ages there was probably over 1000 stave churches in Norway and some believe it may have been as many as up to 2000 churches. Continue reading