Religious Sites

Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral is the most important Christian cathedral in Norway. It was built over the burial site of Saint Olaf, the king of Norway in the 11th century, who became the patron saint of the nation. It is the traditional location for the consecration of the King of Norway and the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. Nidaros Cathedral was built beginning in 1070 to memorialize the burial place of Olaf II 
St. Mary's Church
St Mary"s Church (Mariakirken) construction is believed to have started in the 1130s or 40s and was completed around 1180, making the church the oldest remaining building in Bergen. St Mary"s Church is the only remaining of twelve churches and three monasteries built in Bergen between its foundation during the reign of Olav Kyrre (1066–93, traditionally 1070) and the end of the twelfth century.
Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral was first time mentioned in 1181. It retains its ancient dedication to St. Olaf. During the reign of king Haakon IV of Norway, a Franciscan friary was established near the church, then known as Olavskirken, or the church of Saint Olaf, which was incorporated into it. The church burned down in 1248 and again in 1270, but was reconstructed after both fires. 
Lom Stave Church
Lom Stave Church is a triple nave stave church that uses free-standing inner columns to support a raised section in the ceiling of the main nave. This type of church is amongst the oldest stave churches. The church was first situated in a sub-valley to the valley Gudbrandsdal in Oppland County, some 60 kilometres west of Otta.
 

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