Nidaros Cathedral

Trondheim's Cathedral would have fit in pretty much anywhere in Europe, but somehow I just wasn't really expecting something like this so far from everything else.

We just barely made it before they closed the doors to the public for a service, but at least that gave us ten minutes to experience the inside of the cathedral. I guess like other big cathedrals, the effect of the huge vaulted space, stained glass windows, and religious details is pretty awesome.  Photography wasn't allowed inside, so I mainly took pictures of gargoyles on the exterior, wishing I had a better camera and lens.

Construction was begun in the 11th century, although like many cathedrals, it was centuries before it was completed. And even then, it was quite different than what stands today, which has been substantially expanded and modified. Apparently much of the sculptural detail on the western edifice is 20th century.