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Also Known As	mast church

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relief from the Urnes stave church

Wooden replica stave church with steep, tiered roof and carved dragon head details, surrounded by trees at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Stave church, at Heddal, Telemark, Nor., built in the 13th century

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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