Stave church Photo

Photographer’s Note

Stave church in Ringebu (1220)
Christianity was introduced into Norway around the year 1000 A.D. From then on during the middle ages until 1537, approximately 1000 stave churches were built. The Church in Norway was Roman Catholic at that time. The stave church at Ringebu, built c.1220, is one of 28 surviving stave churches and is one of the
largest.
The church remained more or less unchanged right until the Reformation in 1536. Then, as time went by, decoration in the church became more and more baroque in style with imposing woodcarving. King Frederick IV's monogram on the choir screen is also to be found in several other churches in Gudbrandsdal. This dates from 1703 as also does the pulpit.
The altarpiece was made by Johannes Lauritsen Skraastad in 1686. The large candelabra was created by 'the master floral carver from Ringebu', Kristen Listad, at the end of the 18th. century.
The church, which continues to be the main parish church , acquired a new organ in 1982. This was made in Sweden and took as its starting point how an organ might have been built in the 17th. century, when the church was reconstructed The acanthus woodcarving, gold leaf and painting is the work of Johan Amrud from Fåvang.
The church is in daily use. I could not see interior because there was a funeral there.

Jeppo, saxo042, holmertz, tedesse, mikolaj_kawa, asajernigan, Deepforest, Clementi, AiresSantos, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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pastadog (12821) 2008-08-03 1:31

Hi Malgorzata - Beautiful vivid colors, both architecture and nature, congratulations! Daniel

Jeppo (12072) 2008-08-03 1:40

Witaj MAlgosiu,

I like wooden churches, I saw many of the in Poland as well.
they look very warm and simple...and therefore it should be much easier for a person to stay quiet and pray...without being distracted by many decorations

tfs
Silvio

saxo042 (16234) 2008-08-03 1:45

Hi Malgorzata,
Beautiful and well saturated colours and also a very good composition. Really a very interesting church and also a very interesting note!
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

holmertz (9939) 2008-08-03 2:26

Hello Malgorzata,
The colours of your pictures are really striking. Here the red tower and the red window-frames catch my attention, but the fine clouds are also very nice.
Regards,
Gert

tedesse (13212) 2008-08-03 3:59

Witaj!
Wspania³a kompozycja,super widok,piêkna architektur ko¶cio³a,bajeczne kolory.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

toto (18755) 2008-08-03 4:19

Bonjours,
belle photo de cette véglise entourée sur l' avant par ces tombes comme dans le temps chez nous.
Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté de l' ensemble et en particulier cette église en bois de toute beauté.
Superbe clocher et le tout devant un magnifique ciel bleu avec nuages fileux.

Amitiés Thomas

mikolaj_kawa (31161) 2008-08-03 6:00

Czesc Malgorzata! Piekny kosciol, wspaniala budowla. Swietna kolorystyka. Bardzo dobra kompozycja. Klaniam sie!

asajernigan (14268) 2008-08-03 7:13

Magorzata,
Excellent view of this fine wooden church. The angle of the shot is great giving the shot nice depth and detail. The tree provides nice balance for the red spier as well as good color contrast. The fine sky provides a nice backdrop for the scene.
TFS,
Asa

Fis2 (46341) 2008-08-03 7:48

Hej Malgosiu!
Ale kolory zapodalas, moze tak bardziej naturalnie? Tak czy owak prosze o wiecej. Piekny kosciol. To jest to co lubie najbardziej. Ladna kompozycja i kadr.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Deepforest (8825) 2008-08-03 11:07

Witaj Malgosia,
Kosciolek jest przepiekny, dodatkowo kadr dobrze oddaje norweskie klimaty... tyle, ze ja tez mam wrazenie, ze zdjecie jest przekoloryzowane, i chociaz kolory sa niewatpliwym atutem tej pracy, to jednak az bija po oczach...
Pozdrawiam,
Andrzej

jasmis (50967) 2008-08-03 12:32

Kolorki podkręcone na maksa. Ciekawy obiekt i zdjęcie, które robi wrażenie.
Pozdrawiam.

Graal (58688) 2008-08-03 12:33

Witaj,
ale mocne kolory, niezwykle wyglada ta swiatynia i ma ciekawa historie (dobra notka). Interesujacy kolejny etap Twoich norweskich wedrowek.
Pozdr. Al.

dta (6049) 2008-08-03 13:32

Hello Malgorzata ,
What a marvellous church ! Great contrasts of colors , A very nice framing . I like a lot the cementary in the fore-ground .
Congratulations
Denis

lousat (16022) 2008-08-03 14:57

Hi Malgo,i remember this church during my norvegian trip in 1992 and i can see that nothing is change! Beautifull pic,the best moment to take whit a perfect like that warm the colors,excellents details and point of view,my best compliments,have a nice week,Luciano

Clementi (45101) 2008-08-03 15:22

Ciao Malgorzata,
una foto molto satura di colore molto interessante la composizione,
una bellissima chiesacon una bella architettura e bella sequenza di lapidi.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Booz (13880) 2008-08-04 0:22

Ale ¶wietnie pokaza³a¶ ten ko¶ciól=³ - te koloroy sa takie ¿ywe a dodatkowo ten 't³umek' nagrobków - bardzo mi pasuje to zdjêcie :)
Pozdrawiam,
TW

AiresSantos (42826) 2008-08-04 0:39

Hi Malgorzata
Fine vivid colours in this beautiful composition. Nice contrast between colours and details.
Well framed and done
Have a nice week
Aires

pierrefonds (26619) 2008-08-04 3:44

Hi Malgorzata,

The point of view leads our eyes toward the bell tower. The details and colors of the architecture of the church are clear and sharp. The cemetery is framing well the building. There is a good contrast between the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jurek1951 (26110) 2008-08-04 6:51

Witaj Malgorzata,
pieknie prezetuje sie ten kosciolek na tle niebieskiego nieba,ladna architektura,pozdrawiam
Jurek

Bluejeans (33017) 2008-08-04 11:27

Ola Malgorzata ,
Que linda igreja tem uma arquitectura magnifica com esta torre vermelha gostei muito dos telhados , bom contraste de cores , bom ponto de visão , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

mikeo (12117) 2008-08-05 1:39

Czesc,

Szalejesz! Co fotka to piekniej:) Super te kolory, faktycznie ze inne niz polskie, ale bardzo intensywne i ciekawe... Mi jednak rzuca sie w oczy ten cmentarz... Nietypowy, inny... Nagrobki chyba w mocnym nieladzie? Ciekawe...

pozdro,

mikeo

p.s. W PS jest cos takiego jak stempelek. Mozna przy jego uzyciu usunac ten cien na dole fotki - troche przeszkadza:)

darek1978 (11491) 2009-01-14 8:37

Witaj Gosiu,
Tak jak na tym zdjeciu zapamietalem Norwegie- magia kolorow i swiatla w polaczeniu z "ichniejsza" architektura daje nieziemskie efekty wizualne. Wlasnie takie jak na Twoim wspanialym zdjeciu! Gratuluje!!
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Darek