Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen

Church of Our Lady
Vor Frue Kirke
Map
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
DenominationChurch of Denmark
Previous denominationCatholic Church
Websitewww.domkirken.dk
History
StatusCathedral & Parish church
Founded1187
Founder(s)Absalon
DedicationVirgin Mary
Consecrated7 June 1829
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Frederik Hansen
StyleNeo-Classicism
Years built1817–1829
Groundbreaking1 November 1817
Completed1829; 195 years ago (1829)
Specifications
Capacity1184 seats
Length86 m (282 ft 2 in)
Width33 m (108 ft 3 in)
Nave width16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Number of towers1
Tower height58 m (190 ft 3 in)
Bells4
Administration
DioceseCopenhagen
ParishVor Frue
Clergy
Bishop(s)Peter Skov-Jakobsen
ProvostJohannes Gregers Jensen
Priest(s)Steffen Ringgaard Andresen
Eva-Maria Schwarz
Stine Munch
Signe Malene Berg
Christian Monrad
Laity
Organist(s)Hanne Kuhlmann

The Church of Our Lady (Danish: Vor Frue Kirke) is the Lutheran cathedral of Copenhagen. It is situated on the Frue Plads public square in central Copenhagen, next to the historic main building of the University of Copenhagen.[1]

The present-day version of the church was designed by the architect Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845) in the Neoclassical style and was completed in 1829.[2]

  1. ^ "Vor Frue Kirke". Nationalmuseet. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Hansen, Christian Frederik, 1756–1845, Arkitekt". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.