Gökhem Church, Falköping, Sweden

Gökhem Church was built in the late 1100s or early 1200s. The church is a typical medieval building, built in the Romanesque period. It is best known of mural paintings made by master Amund in the 15th century. The original organs were built in the 1775. The belfry was erected by Russian prisoners of war in 1720.

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Elisabeth Carlsson (4 years ago)
Lovely church

Michael Lillienberg (5 years ago)
Beautiful church in a beautiful building.

Mattias Falk (5 years ago)
Nice place

Larsåke Alfredsson (5 years ago)
I lived in a cuckoo home until I retired

Roger Andersson (5 years ago)
A well kept and cozy church

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