Legacy
The church served as the inspiring example for the reconstruction of the Fantoft stave church in Fana, Bergen in 1883 and also for its rebuilding in 1997. The Gustav Adolf Stave Church in Hahnenklee, Germany, built in 1908, is modelled on the Borgund church. There is also a replica of the Borgund stave church in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.
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