Birds perspective
This is Haugesund, situated on the west coast of Norway
In the middle of the photo you can see Avaldsnes Church (formally St. Olav's Church at Avaldsnes).
This church has been a landmark for seafarers passing through the Karmsundet strait for 750 years.
Funfact;
Mary's Needle, known in Norwegian as the sewing needle of Virgin Mary, is the only one remaining of several monumental stones which once stood around the church area. The stone has been somewhat taller, but, towering at 7.2 metres (24 ft) it is still the next largest of its kind in Norway. The stone leans in towards the church wall - the distance to the wall is in fact only 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in).
A saga tells that "the day of Judgement will come when the stone comes into contact with the church wall". A popular story tells us about the minister in ages past climbing up the monument and cutting off a piece from the stone when it came dangerously near the church wall!
Wikipedia
Birds perspective
This is Haugesund, situated on the west coast of Norway
In the middle of the photo you can see Avaldsnes Church (formally St. Olav's Church at Avaldsnes).
This church has been a landmark for seafarers passing through the Karmsundet strait for 750 years.
Funfact;
Mary's Needle, known in Norwegian as the sewing needle of Virgin Mary, is the only one remaining of several monumental stones which once stood around the church area. The stone has been somewhat taller, but, towering at 7.2 metres (24 ft) it is still the next largest of its kind in Norway. The stone leans in towards the church wall - the distance to the wall is in fact only 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in).
A saga tells that "the day of Judgement will come when the stone comes into contact with the church wall". A popular story tells us about the minister in ages past climbing up the monument and cutting off a piece from the stone when it came dangerously near the church wall!
Wikipedia