The "English Church", St Olav's Stavkirke (Stave Church), Balestrand, Sognefjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.


Called the "English Church" because it was founded by a Victorian English woman in 1897, though was modelled on a traditional Norwegian timber stavkirke.


Size: 3682px × 4724px
Location: Balestrand, Sognefjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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