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PMR-D8090 Norway, Telemark: Heddal Stave Church, the largest in the country, dates back to the early 13th century. It was restored in 1849-51 and again in the 1950s. Dragons' heads on the roof gables are intended to keep away evil spirits. Keywords: picturesque, mythical, superstition, culture, historic, timber, wooden, Scandinavia, architecture

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
Collection: Travel
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PMR-D8090
Upload Date: 2019-07-13 11:57:21
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Norway, Telemark: Heddal Stave Church, the largest in the country,

dates back to the early 13th century. It was restored in 1849-51 and again in the 1950s. Dragons' heads on the roof gables are intended to keep away evil spirits.
Keywords: picturesque, mythical, superstition, culture, historic, timber, wooden, Scandinavia, architecture