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Stave Church Overlooking a Fjord

A wooden stave church with tiered roofs and intricate carvings sits on a grassy hillside overlooking a deep blue fjord surrounded by mountains at sunrise.

A photo of Urnes stave church above the Lustrafjord, intricate wood carvings and tiered roofs in warm sunrise light See more

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