type . ▁Dec oration ▁ ▁are ▁from ▁different ▁periods . ▁N ore ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁tend ril ▁and ▁animal ▁car v ings . ▁Animal ▁characters ▁featured ▁include ▁drag ons ▁and ▁l ions . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁central ▁m ast , ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁tower , ▁mostly ▁likely ▁containing ▁church ▁b ells . ▁The ▁walls ▁and ▁ce iling ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁mur als , ▁among ▁them ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁Bible ▁presented ▁as ▁r idd les . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁rem ode led ▁several ▁times , ▁with ▁many ▁original ▁parts ▁are ▁preserved . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁partly ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 0 s . ▁The ▁ch an cel ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 ▁and ▁the ▁sp okes ▁of ▁the ▁nave ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁received ▁a ▁new ▁roof ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁Com pre h ensive ▁repair ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁art ▁historian , ▁professor ▁of ▁art ▁history ▁and ▁author , ▁Lor ent z ▁Diet rich son ▁( 1 8 3 4 ▁- ▁ 1 9 1 7 ), ▁became ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁Professor ▁ ▁Diet rich son , ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁found ing ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pres ervation ▁of ▁An cient ▁Norwegian