The Olav-church ruin

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The church was probably about four feet longer than the ruins suggests, and was Telemark's largest stone church in earlier times.
It had a number of unusual building features, including lektorium and a separate room for worldly goods, which today is called "the Maria Chapel".

Probably the church was the main church in Grenland, a kind of "county church", and had probably the highest status of all churches in the area.

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KongHans1
Kristiansand, Norway
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Couples
Ikke kjør forbi neste gang:)
Sunday, 2nd August 2020
Kirken ligger rett ved gamle E-18 og er absolutt verd et besøk. Gode informasjonstavler i området. Du har for en gangs skyld tid til å lese alt som står:) Read full review
894hannes
Skien, Norway
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Friends getaway
Flott besøk
Monday, 3rd August 2020
Dette ligger rett ved gamle E18. Her er det masse historie og informasjonstavler var tilgjengelig. Imponerende byggverk av det "som var igjen" Read full review
goingwalkabout
Tonsberg, Norway
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Couples
Historic church ruins
Saturday, 30th May 2015
This church ruins are datet to approximately the year 1150. It is an absolutely beautifl and peaceful place, and you can`t help but wonder what it looked like almost 900 years ago.... It has a very... Read full review

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