Complex sentence: The church is quite different from typical Novgorodian churches of the period: it was originally made of bricks which contrasts with other Novgorodian churches of the 12th century, which were initially built with wood and were rebuilt in brick afterwards.
Split into simpler sentences: The church is quite different from typical Novgorodian churches of the period. It was originally made of brick which contrasts with other Novgorodian churches of the 12th century, which were initially built with wood and were rebuilt in brick afterwards.