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Grundtvig's Church (Danish: Grundtvigs Kirke) is located in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a rare example of expressionist church architecture. Due to its originality, it is one of the best known churches in the city.
About the Church. Grundtvig’s Church was built in memory of the priest, hymn writer and educator Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783-1872). His significance for Denmark was so great that he simply had to have an extraordinary memo-rial. It was not until 1912 and 1913, when two competitions were held for proposals that the architect Peder ...
- På Bjerget 14 B, København NV, 2400
- bispebjerg.sogn@km.dk
- 35 81 54 42
Grundtvigs Kirke er en storslået kirkebygning i gotisk stil, opført til ære for den danske salmedigter og folkeoplyser N.F.S. Grundtvig. Kirken har et tårn, en krypt, et stort orgel og et modelskib.
Oct 10, 2018 · Grundtvigs Kirke (“Grundtvig’s Church”), designed by architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen Klint, was built between 1921 and 1940 as a memorial to N.F.S. Grundtvig – a famed Danish pastor ...
- Luke Fiederer
- The Grundtvig’s Church on Bispebjerg in Copenhagen. The Grundtvigs Kirke honors the memory of the Danish priest, educator, and hymn writer N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872).
- Jensen Klint’s Grundtvig’s Church. The Grundtvig’s Church in Copenhagen was designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen Klint (1853 – 1930). He was inspired by the medieval rural churches in Denmark as well as the Gothic brick churches in Northern Germany and Scandinavia.
- Construction of the Grundtvigs Kirke. Construction of the Grundtvig’s Church started in 1921 with the bell tower and the impressive western façade – the single aspect that this church is most famous for.
- Dimensions of the Grundtvigs Kirke. The Grundtvig’s Church is not only monumental in appearance but also in size. This triple-aisle hall church has similar dimensions to the Copenhagen Cathedral: an internal length of 76 m, a full width of 35 m, and the Gothic vaulting 22 m high.
The church took 19 years to build, and was erected as a memorial for the renowned Danish author, theologian. and founder of the Danish folk high school movement, N.F.S. Grundtvig. Everything is made by hand, and every detail inspected, first by architect P.V. Jensen-Klint, who designed the church, and then by his son, Kaare Klint, who took over ...
Der er tegnet af Kaare Klint til Grundtvigs Kirke og til Betlehemskirken, som Kaare Klint stod for opførelsen af i perioden 1935-38. Stolen er i bøg med fletsæde. Oprindeligt var der 1863 stole i kirken, fordelt på ca. 1500 i kirkeskib og kor, samt ca. 150 på pulpituret i hvert sideskib. I dag er pulpiturerne ikke tilgængelige.
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