Lena Church

Vattholma, Sweden

The church of Lena was built around the year 1300 and consisted of nave, tower and vestry. Wall paintings were added in the early 16th century. The church's eastern part is a chapel where members of the family Bielke are buried. The altarpiece was made in 1491 by carpenter Lars Germundsson in Enköping.

Next to the near vicarage are ruins from the late Iron Age, namely, five burial mounds, a large number of stone formations and some runestones.

References:

Comments

Your name



Details

Founded: ca. 1300
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

www.destinationuppsala.se

Rating

3.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Hylaeus (6 years ago)
Modern designed chapel
Emil Sandin (6 years ago)
Ola Rosengren (6 years ago)
Very nice. Fine Divine Service. Good facilities and pleasant staff.
Simon Rosén (7 years ago)
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.