Nideros Cathedral- Trondheim.
Nidaros Cathedral is located in the heart of Trondheim. Norway's national shrine – an ornate Gothic masterpiece, it is simply stunning. We you visit such a masterpiece you can only be amazed by its beauty, imagine the effect it had on pilgems in 1300.
The cathedral is built over the tomb of St. Olav, the Viking king who converted Norway to Christianity and became “Norway's Eternal King”. Throughout the Middle Ages this was a towering symbol of religious faith and the powerful position of the Church. The work on Nidaros Cathedral began in 1070 and was completed in all its glory around 1300. In the early 1800s, after several fires and lack of maintenance, the cathedral was in very poor shape. In 1868 it was determined that the cathedral should be rebuilt as a national symbol and work began the following year. The restoration of Nidaros Cathedral has been going on for 150 years and the work continues on various projects at this national shrine.
Nideros Cathedral- Trondheim.
Nidaros Cathedral is located in the heart of Trondheim. Norway's national shrine – an ornate Gothic masterpiece, it is simply stunning. We you visit such a masterpiece you can only be amazed by its beauty, imagine the effect it had on pilgems in 1300.
The cathedral is built over the tomb of St. Olav, the Viking king who converted Norway to Christianity and became “Norway's Eternal King”. Throughout the Middle Ages this was a towering symbol of religious faith and the powerful position of the Church. The work on Nidaros Cathedral began in 1070 and was completed in all its glory around 1300. In the early 1800s, after several fires and lack of maintenance, the cathedral was in very poor shape. In 1868 it was determined that the cathedral should be rebuilt as a national symbol and work began the following year. The restoration of Nidaros Cathedral has been going on for 150 years and the work continues on various projects at this national shrine.