• Stabbur - Martiis
  • Gol Stave Church. Actually, only the inside is modelled on that church. The outside is modelled on Borgund. - hevold
  • The buildings were part of King Oscar II's collection, established in 1881. Sweden had won Norway from the Danes in 1814, but the Norwegians were not very happy with the new occupants. This was one of the King's attempts at building a national identity. Source: Oslo Folkemuseum. - hevold
  • The photographer is probably standing on top of Rolstad soveloft, a medieval building added in 1886. The collection was open to the public from 1881. - hevold
  • these must of been rich people - xAnnnne2010

[Gols Church, with Hovenstuen and Staburet, Christiania, Norway] (LOC)

[Gols Church, with Hovenstuen and Staburet, Christiania, Norway]

[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].

1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

Notes:
 Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. 7088.
Forms part of: Landscape and marine views of Norway in the Photochrom print collection.

Subjects:
 Norway--Oslo.

Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Landscape and marine views of Norway (DLC) 2001699563

More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available athdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.06115

Call Number: LOT 13432, no. 013 [item]

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Svein Håvard Djupvik, bigred550m, eksplosjon, samelliottsmoustache, and 284 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. BigBean (49 months ago | reply)

    I just did a little google search on this amazing building and found a replica built in Minot, North Dakota USA.
    www.norskwoodworks.com/golstave.shtml

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    Seen in your Photochrom Travel Views set. (?)

  3. Jesper Hauge (49 months ago | reply)

    And actually the Norwegian spelling would be "Gol stavkirke", and it is not located in Oslo, but in a city called "Gol"

  4. Martiis (49 months ago | reply)

    This is the church from Gol, but it was moved to Oslo (Christiania) in 1884, to be a part of King Oscar II's outdoor museum, now called Norsk folkemuseum (Norwegian folk museum).

    You can read more about it here: www.norskfolkemuseum.no/en/Exhibits/The-Open- Air-Museum/O...

    And here: www.norskfolkemuseum.no/en/Stories/Set-1/The- Stave-Church/

  5. BigBean (49 months ago | reply)

    Hi, this photo is being discussed in one of the projects in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!

  6. alun w (49 months ago | reply)

    Gol does have it's own stavekirke now, which, bizarrely, is a copy of this one, that was built in the 1990s.

  7. hevold (49 months ago | reply)

    [Gols Church, with Hovenstuen and Staburet, Christiania, Norway] 2008

    Here is the same scene captured in 2009. Just not the right height.

  8. indieyuppie (48 months ago | reply)

    wow that's amazing

  9. Claudiu Balaceanu * [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)

    WOW indeed! That is unique ! Extraordinary.

  10. Lucy Francie (48 months ago | reply)

    uau, que arquitetura fantastica!

  11. palengh [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)

    They were bulid to float like viking shops, only upside down! At least the tale tells this. And that would be the reason for the shape of the roof. Flip the church upside down, and it should, according to the tale, be a boat.

    So. What is the origin of the name Stave church?
    Well if you go inside one (there are replicas of this praticular church in the US; at Disney's E.P.C.O.T . Center, FL and various parts of Norway as previousely stated) you will find the construction is made of four or more staves. Read mor at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stave_church.

  12. kilatro (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Iglesias del Mundo (Vision Arquitectonica), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  13. Paul Wynn Photography (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sunsets, Landscapes and Flowers., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  14. Paul Wynn Photography (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called God above, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  15. Q.T.R_B.o.y ▒ M.A.D.R.I.D.I ▒ (47 months ago | reply)

    Beuatiful shot

    This photo has been selected for !


    Please add this photo to QaTaR-pHoto Group !

  16. Michelle Reiss (47 months ago | reply)

    I absolutely love this <3

  17. wildmann59 (46 months ago | reply)

    Amazing ....

  18. Fishtown's Finest (46 months ago | reply)

    Wow!

  19. unsterblich (46 months ago | reply)

    wow....fab !

  20. memkee (46 months ago | reply)

    this is so crisp! beautiful shot

  21. Oliventino (46 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Europe in photos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  22. Oliventino (46 months ago | reply)

    Preciosa

  23. roger4336 (46 months ago | reply)

    Here is a photo of the Gol stave church in Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, from the other (front) side. I took it in July 1993.

    Oslo - Gol Stave Church

  24. Soleil is me. (45 months ago | reply)

    Congrats, An interesting image:)

    Your brilliant photo inspire a million friends on flickr.com:) Thank you share your best.

  25. Barry Greenhow [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

    very nice

  26. * Jojo * (45 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Love for Travelling, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  27. lili her (45 months ago | reply)

    beautiful !

  28. helsonic0 (44 months ago | reply)

    wow!

  29. PaolaFrancia (44 months ago | reply)

    Amazing shot!

  30. Fatima Teresa (43 months ago | reply)

    Una toma muy bonita

  31. N@ndhin! (43 months ago | reply)

    Superb !!!!

  32. lyk848484 (43 months ago | reply)

    what kind of the building?

  33. bastex (42 months ago | reply)


    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Churches Kościoły Kirchen and we'd love to have this added to the group!
    --
    Found in a search. ( ?² )

  34. =Lau÷l÷ (42 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful place and excellent shot, congratulations!

  35. Omkar A (42 months ago | reply)

    Oh wow ! this place is beautiful...

  36. Jean Zhao (42 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful^^

  37. felixpictures (42 months ago | reply)

    wow,great!

  38. Jan Egil Kristiansen (41 months ago | reply)

    The "Gols" tag is misleading, in English it would be spelled "Gol's".

  39. Sun!L (40 months ago | reply)

    Amazing place!!!

  40. jasonspies (40 months ago | reply)

    This is the first picture I looked at on here when I signed up and we have a replica of this in the small town of minot, nd, where I currently live...haha odd......

  41. andreas gessl (40 months ago | reply)

    quality picture!

  42. iflaig (40 months ago | reply)

    such a beautyful photo ... perfect perspective and amazing colors !!!

  43. Many_Islands (39 months ago | reply)

    Incredible roofs!

  44. Immortalita (39 months ago | reply)

    How I love this

  45. Fiebre roller. (38 months ago | reply)

    Wonderfurll !

  46. -_GiovaS_- (37 months ago | reply)

    Stunning!

  47. mohage (37 months ago | reply)

    First time I hear that Gol stavkirke at Norsk Folkemuseum is a replica of Borgund. I don't think its correct. By the way, in Gol they have maid a replica of "their" stave-church since the original can't be returned from the museum at Bygdøy, Oslo.

  48. Badlandz (35 months ago | reply)

    Awesome!

  49. Rupert1987 (32 months ago | reply)

    Nice structures

  50. Colby Brown Photography (30 months ago | reply)

    You are invited to the F-Stop Travel & Culture Group!

    Be sure to check out our new July Photo Contest - You can win a free T-Shirt!!

  51. melenama (30 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Norway by tips4travels, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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