Borre Church

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It is unkown when the Borre church was built, but it probably dates from the 1100s when Oslo diocese was created. The church is built in Romanesque style. The entrance was built in the 1920s. Inside the church hung previously a three-meter high wooden cross from the 1300s.

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Address
Steinbrygga 17, Borre, Norway

Established
12th century

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