Østerlars - Round Church

In the south in Østerlars, a village inland from Gudhjem, stands the largest round church on the island of Bornholm; it was built in the 11th century and dedicated to St Laurence. The central pillar is hollow with internal ribbed vaulting. The space inside, known as the "oven", is joined to the rest of the nave by six arcades. On the exterior of the "oven" can be seen wall-paintings of 1350 portraying scenes from the life of Jesus and the Last Judgment. When the church was restored in 1955 the "oven" was converted into a baptistery with a granite font.