Caption

View of the Borgund Stave Church in Norway, photograph, inscription: 'Norge, Borgundskirke i Laerdal, Sogn.', Borgund, 1860 - 1900, photographer, Sogn og Fjordane, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 179 mm x width 134 mm, height 300 mm x width 245 mm, the Christian Churches, Borgund Stave Church, A multi-tiered wooden building with steep, shingled roofs and ornate carved roof ridges fills the frame, showing layered gables, small arched windows, and open arcaded walls supported by wooden posts; the upper tower rises to a pointed spire with additional small roofed openings and carved finials, while the lower sections display overlapping shingle patterns, entrance porches beneath pitched roofs, and weathered wooden surfaces; the structure sits on a grassy, rocky landscape with faint hills visible in the background under a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_165

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Rights managed

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35.4Mb (5.8Mb) / 10.1in x 13.6in / 3031 x 4083 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Borgund Stave Church Norway photograph inscription Norge Borgundskirke i Laerdal Sogn Borgund 1860 - 1900 photographer og Fjordane pasteboard paper albumen print height 179 mm x width 134 mm height 300 mm x 245 mm Christian Churches multi-tiered wooden building steep shingled roofs ornate carved roof ridges fills frame showing layered gables small arched windows open arcaded walls supported wooden posts upper tower rises pointed spire additional small roofed openings carved finials lower sections display overlapping shingle patterns entrance porches beneath pitched roofs weathered wooden surfaces structure sits grassy rocky landscape faint hills visible background under pale sky