Torpo Stave Church
The Stave Church Torpo from Torpo , approximately 30 kilometers northeast of Geilo in the province Viken , is a Norwegian stave church . It is the only surviving Hallingdal stave church that has not been relocated .
history
It was first mentioned in a document in 1310, but can be dendrochronologically dated to around 1200 and is probably a successor to an earlier wooden church, of which some boards with carvings in the Urnes style were found. In 1880 it was to be completely torn down and replaced by a new church building. The private antiquity association Foreningen til norske Fortidsminnesmerkers Bevaring , which already saved the Wang stave church from demolition, campaigned for the preservation of the church.
The church has undergone major changes and is now only a small remainder of the original structure. The church used to have an arcade, a narrow choir and probably an apse . It is not known when the portico and apse were dismantled. It is also not documented whether the church had ridge turrets. The 13th century choir was removed in 1880. That is why the church today has a tower-like appearance.
Painting
The church has a very famous canopy painting made of glue paint on a chalk basis. Jesus Christ is depicted in the middle and in each corner the symbol (man, eagle, lion, bull) of an evangelist. The twelve apostles are painted on the side of Jesus Christ. The martyrdom of St. Margaret is shown below.
See also
literature
- Yasuo Sakuma and Ola Storsletten: The stave churches of Norway, masterpieces of Nordic architecture , Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-8604-7239-9
Web links
Coordinates: 60 ° 39 '50.9 " N , 8 ° 42' 30.3" E