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The Elias Church was designed by Martin Nyrop the same architect who built the Copenhagn City Hall.

The church, centrally located at Vesterbro Torv, was opened May 17 1908 after years of hard work to...

Consecrated 1877, restored last time in 1993. Built in Italian Romanesque style.

Situated in the middle of Nyboder, a village within the city....

The Trinity Church was inaugurated in 1656 and consegrated as a church for the professors and students of the University. Today it serves as ordinary parish church.

The name stems from the Holy Trin...

Church for multinational English-speaking church-goers in Copenhagen. ...

The Roman-Catholic cathedral of Copenhagen, in use from 1842, built in classicist style at the the site of the chapel of the Austrian Embassy, erected in 1742.

Apse decoration from 1865 when the chu...

The Reformed Church in Copenhagen was erected in 1689. Today it is used for both the Dutch, French and German Calvinists in Copenhagen.

It has a beautiful baroque interior. The carved pulpit is plac...

Bethlehemskirken is a church for the people of Nørrebro in Copenhagen with plenty of space for special events and activities.

Designed by the architect Kaare Klint it gives the impression of being a ...

Built from 1830-1833 by the architect professor G.F.Hetsch in semi-oriental classic style. Friday evening services are at sundown, Saturday morning, however, at 9am.

The incription over the entrance...

Survived the blaze
Miraculously, the Holmens Church survived the fires that devastated much of the city in earlier centuries. Not only is the Holmens Church the oldest piece of Renaissance arch...

Our Saviour's is one of Denmark's most famous chuches. Ever since the serpentine spire was inaugurated in 1752, is has been a popular passtime to climb the 400 steps to the top.

Here on the top, Our...

Grundtvigs Church was erected in commemoration of the great Danish priest, poet, and reformer N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783 - 1882).
This monumental church is referred to in modern terms as a gothic cathedr...

Christian's Church in Christianshavn was consecrated in 1759, and the steeple finished in 1769. It served as a church for the German congregation at Christianshavn until 1886 when it was taken out of ...

The Anglican (Episcopal) church in Copenhagen was erected 1887 in British gothic style.

A fine example of Victorian church architecture.

The beautiful site of the church is due to its royal connec...

The church was built for the Russian Orthodox congregation of Copenhagen donated by the Danish Princess Dagmar - who married Czar Alexander III of Russia, where she was known by her Russian name Maria...

The 17th century tower and observatory Rundetårn, or the round tower, is the oldest functioning observatory in Europe and stars have been watched here since 1642. When Christian IV built the tower, De...

Seen from the outside, Bagsværd Church with its smooth, white concrete facades and greyish aluminium roofs more resembles a modern industrial plant rather than a house of prayer.

Stepping inside, on...

The awe inspiring Marble Church with the characteristic copper green dome has to be one of the most impressive churches of the city.

The church lies beautifully in line with Amalienborg castle and Th...

Saint Petri Church in the heart of the old Latin Quarter in Copenhagen is more than 400 years old. The church has a German-speaking congregation and is a treasure of stories about Danish-German relati...

This Baroque church was originally built in 1704. From the outside you can hardly see that it is a church. Because of its location inside a military barracks parts of the church have been used as pris...

The building of the Jesus Church was funded by Brewer Carl Jacobsen, co-founder of the Carlsberg Breweries.

The interior and exterior architecture is strongly inspired by cathedrals and churches in t...

The 1660's interior of the palace chapel of Frederikborg Palace was saved from the big fire in 1859 and is therefore original. This also applyes to the Compenius organ, which can still be played today...

The Copenhagen Cathedral in its present shape is an unpretentious building in Neo-Classicist style designed by the architect C.F. Hansen. The foundation stone was laid by King Frederik VI in 1817, and...

Originally a Carmelite monastary church from the 1400's. The famous organ dates from 1662-3 when Dietrich Buxtehude was the organist....

Christiansborg Palace, located on the tiny island of Slotsholmen, contains the Danish Parliament Folketinget, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of State.

Parts of the palace are used by the Royal ...

The history of the Christiansborg Palace Chapel in Copenhagen dates back to the time of the original Christiansborg Palace.

King Christian VI put Nicolai Eigtved, a brilliant young architect, in cha...

Consecration 1737. Third church on the same spot. Treasures worth mentioning, are: 4 church-naves, 1809-14. The Alterpiece, Jesus and the samaritan woman, created by C.W. Eckersberg, put up in 18...

Built in 1906. Lovely light and airy church room with unusual and pretty colour coordination of the wood-work....

The original church at Vejby was built for the nobility around 1100 in the Anglo-Saxon/Norman style and is thought to have been in swedish sandstone. The original tower was partially demolished early ...

Valby Church is visible for miles around.Built in dressed sandstone, it features characteristics of english architectural styles. Around the year 1300 the western end of the church was extended. The t...

Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen was the royal court's main residence from the 1400s until 1794, when the royal family moved to Amalienborg Palace.

There have been many palaces on S...

The chancel and nave were built in the Romanesque style around 1150.Later extentions in the gothic style left chancel and nave equal in length,a very unusual feature. The gable of the tower fell down ...

Tibirke Church is believed to have been built around 1120-1130 as a small Romaneswue granite church comprising the second and third bays of the present building and a small chancel and apse. During th...

The oldest parts of Helsinge Church its nave and chancel, were built approximately 800 years ago in the romanesque style.The nave was extended and the tower built in about 1450 using large medieval br...

Graces a hill near Arresø Lake, and is stonebuilt in the Romanesque style with granite quoins.The nave and chancel date back to about 1080. A gothic extension to the chancel was added between 1400-145...

The Søborg Church was built in the beginning of the 13th. century as a parish church to the market town Søborg. In those days Søborg was royal property under the Søborg Castle and it is likely that th...

Gilleleje Church was built about 1530.During World War II many Jewish refugees were concealed in the roofspace of the church, waiting for opportunity to flee to Sweden. Local fishermen, at g...

Romanesque/gothic church built in the years 1100. Inquieries to the gravedigger....

Lynæs church was build in 1901 of hewn granite boulders. There is a leaflet about the church at the tourist office. To see inside, ask the church-warden for the key. ...

Torup church dates from the 12th century and has amongst other things, a granite Romanesque babtismal font, frescoes fra about 1250, a crucifix from about 1300 and the nave is from 1750....

Beautiful located smal village-church built in the year 1250. Many well preserved frescos at the ceiling vaults. Unusual for the North Sealand churches is the missing church bell tower....

Architect at the church was Johann Otto von Spreckelsen. In the architecture of the church, visitors can explore Spreckelsens the caracteristic use of the square ­ but also the sphere, the cylind...

Magnificent Renaissance cathedral enlarged and rebuilt 1588 to its present appearence. The interior is very rich with a destinctive and typical Nordic light from 12 big windows, which add a rare elega...

Large medieval village church dating back to early 12th century. Fine and rare frescos in the choir. The great old tower was originally built as a fortress, which the local peasants could use as a str...

The church of Joerlunde is a nobleman's church and built year approximately year 1100. It was Lord Skjalm-Hvide, who errected the church. Most of the walls are built from chalkstones. By the middle of...

Uvelse Church - an architectural treasure in red medieval brickwork from the early beginning af 12th century. Despite recent alterations it is extremely well preserved and during the winter 2000/2001 ...

Romanesque church. Open by appointment with gravedigger tlf. 51256267...

Beautiful and highly interesting village church dating back to late viking age. The church has been carefully restored in 2003. On the walls are some of the greatest frescos painted in 1550 and displa...

The construction of the church finished in 1559. The oldest part from 1200. Furnishings mainly from the 17th century.Baptismal font from 1579. Wood carvings from the 17th century.The ch...

The monastery in Elsonore is one of the best preserved in the Northern Europe. The monastery was founded in 1430 when Erik of Pommern invited the monks to Elsinore. After the reformatio...

Very well preserved late medieval buildings in gothic style.
The organ was played by the famous composer Dietrich Buxtehude during the period 1660-1668 when he was the church' organ player.
The organ...