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Østerlars rundkirke | Østerlars rundkirke (round church) |
On Bornholm there's 4 round churches. They were build in the 12th century. At that time the island were often attacked by pirates so the churches were build very strong and round so they were easier to defend. |
|  | Mural inside the church This mural show what will happen to those who dont go to heaven when they die. |
| | Attic of the church From this room the local people had a good wiev of the area and were able to defend the church from enemies. |
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mary2u99 Wed Mar 7, 2007 11:53 UTC
Ove, no we are not allowed to touch the orang utan as they want to minimise human touch. They however wants us to touch them and one even walk along the walkway and entended its hand out to us. :-) you are very welcome here anytime:-) |
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