HERITAGE RECORD · 058

Urnes Stave Church

奥尔内斯木构教堂

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ210678 ↗

Inception1101

Area0.21 ha

Administrative areaQ503612

WikipediaUrnes Stave Church ↗

Chinese Wikipedia乌尔内斯木板教堂 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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