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| Grundtvigs Church, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Known as the largest public
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Scandinavia,
Grundtvigs Church is located in the north-west area of the outskirts of
Copenhagen and
6 km from the city centre.
Grundtvigs Church was built in the period from
1921 to 1940 and as a remembrance and monument to honor the reformer, theologian and hymn writer
N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872) - one of the most important and influential persons in newer
Danish history. The Church was placed high on top of
Bispebjerg Hill in the north-western outskirts of Copenhagen and the architecture was influenced by the
national-romantic movement. The foundation stone was laid on
Grundtvigs birthday –
September 8th – 1921 and inaugurated on September 8th - 1940. The yellow brick church is of
cathedral proportions with
its impressive building construction and architectural style that is a
divided and historical combination between a cathedral and ancient
Danish country churches with crow-stepped gables.
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| Interior - Grundtvigs Church, Copenhagen |
The main architect
P. V. Jensen Klint - who died in
1930 - was succeeded by his son
Kaare Klint and later his grandson
Esben Klint. It took nearly
20 years
to finalize this huge building project – which is the largest
protestant and public Evangelical Lutheran church in Scandinavia. Tower
of the
Grundtvigs Church is 49 meters high, Total length is 76 meters and Total breadth is 35 meters.
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