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Historical Archive: Oslo, Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) Gol stave church pine, dated 1157-1216 by dendrochronology, with some older wood wall paintings in chancel and apse 1652 vaulting and south windows 1694 moved from Gol (Norway) and restored in 1884 restoration overseen by Waldemar Hansteen most of the exterior 1884-1885 west portal original with new door; south portal 1884 using some original parts bench from Heddal Stave Church installed 1884-85 It is uncertain whether there was originally a north portal, and whether the apse was correctly reconstructed. Oslo, Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) Storehouse from Søndre, 1759 from west from southwest from southwest with wedding party lower part from southwest from southeast from southeast, closer from southeast, looking upward from east-southeast from east east end, looking upward from northeast from northeast, closer from north from northwest west portal west portal door jamb through porch west portal door jamb west portal door jambs and lintel, profile from north inside western porch from south inside porch colonnade and roof porch colonnade porch column south portal south porch from west south openwork panel on roof rider (19th c.) roof dragon another roof dragon gable dragon and roof cross gable dragon raised threshold from outside raised threshold from inside western doorway western door with wrought iron, rings possibly original nave to east nave, north aisle to east choir north wall: evangelists choir, apse to northeast choir south wall with names of donors choir, upper part vault to east gallery level, vault to southeast nave vault, supports and rafters original gallery level, vault to west aisle with bench aisle vault eastern bays, elevation eastern bays, upper parts gallery level cross, probably original eastern nave capital-like decoration eastern nave capital-like decoration, closer nave sculpture at vault runic graffiti, nave wedding party in "bunad" clothing Storehouse from Søndre Berdal, Nesland, Vinje in Telemark, 1759