Jesus Church, Copenhagen

Jesus Church
Jesus Church seen from across the street
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55°39′55″N 12°31′19.5″E / 55.66528°N 12.522083°E / 55.66528; 12.522083
LocationKirkevænget 5b
2500, Valby, Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
DenominationChurch of Denmark
History
StatusChurch
Architecture
Architect(s)Vilhelm Dahlerup
StyleHistoricism
Completed1895
Specifications
Length50 m
Width17.5
Height52 m (campanile)
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ArchdioceseDiocese of Copenhagen

The Jesus Church (Danish: Jesuskirken) is a church situated just off Valby Langgade in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was commissioned by second-generation Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen and designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup. Noted for its extensive ornamentation and artwork, it is considered to be one of the country's most idiosyncratic and unconventional examples of church architecture. The church was built as a mausoleum for Carl Jacobsen and his family and is located close to their former house as well as the former Carlsberg brewery site. Their sarcophagi lie in the crypt. Throughout the church, there are ornaments and inscriptions associated with the family.