An Ancient Church

Kirsti in front of the church

We've been visiting a few churches on this blog lately!  This Swedish Church was built in 1320.

Interior

It's strange to think that this church was built nearly two hundred years before Columbus sailed for the new world.

The beautiful interior was done more recently.

Christian inside the church

More recently in this case means that the wall and ceiling murals were painted in 1480.

Kirsti, Anders, Jeff, Nils and Christian being tourists

1480 is still twelve years before Columbus.

I love this chandelier.

Anders and Linnea at the entrance of the church.

Nils lookiing manly

This little church is a real gem.

            

I wonder how long it took to paint all the murals on these walls, and what it looked like when the paint was fresh?  

The church grounds are unique with their box hedges.

This is a beautiful little medieval church.  It's funny how the exterior looks quite modern in some ways!