St. Olav’s Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

St. Olav’s Church was the tallest church in Medieval Europe. The earliest data on St. Olav’s Church come from 1267. Little is known about the building of this Gothic style church and its early years, but there may have been a church on this location as early as the 12th century, alongside the Scandinavian market yard.

The church was named after the Norwegian king Olav II Haraldsson, canonised as a saint. St. Olav was considered to be the protector of seafarers.

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eladen (239) 2005-03-10 14:56 [Comment]

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richtersl (3544) 2005-03-10 19:56

The angle at which you took this photo is wonderful! I love how the spire of Oleviste Kirik goes right into the corner of the composition. That mustard-colored building adds a nice accent to the composition.

lennarts (547) 2005-03-22 5:29

Interesting angle! I also like colours - the sky, the mustard-colored house and the church go all well together.
I like one little element: the cable attached to the mustard-colored house. In your photo everything seems to be falling to the left. That cable adds a funny sense of holding everything up and keeping everything in place :)