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Fantoft Stavkirke

Address: Paradis, Bergen
Phone: 55-28-07-10

Fantoft Stave Church

Category: Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites
Location: Fantoft

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During the Middle Ages, when European cathedrals were built in stone, Norway used wood to create unique stave churches. These cultural symbols stand out for their dragon heads, carved doorways, and walls of staves (vertical planks). Though as many as 750 stave churches may have once existed, only 30 remain standing. The original stave church here, built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883, burned down in 1992. Since then, the church has been reconstructed to resemble the original structure. From the main bus station next to the railway station, take any bus leaving from Platform 19, 20, or 21.

Cost: NKr 30
Open: Mid-May-mid-Sept., daily 10:30-2 and 2:30-6

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