Before Frelsers Kirke (Copenhagen)

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Before Frelsers Kirke

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer ( Danish Vor Frelsers Kirke ) is a baroque church in the Danish capital, Copenhagen . It is particularly known for the spiral tower and its carillon .

history

The church is located in the Christianshavn district on the island of Amager . A church has been temporarily at this location since 1639. The construction of today's church was made by Lambert van Haven and took place from 1689. At the time of the consecration (1695) the tower was not yet erected. The current altar was installed in 1732, the tower was planned again from 1747 under King Friedrich V. The architect and general builder Laurids de Thurah was responsible for the design, which was approved by the king in 1749 . The tower was completed in 1752.

Legend has it that the architect threw himself off the tower when he realized that the tower was rotating in the wrong direction (counterclockwise). However, there is no indication in the documents that de Thurah was dissatisfied with his work. There is also evidence that he only died seven years after the tower was completed.

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360 ° panorama from the spire of the Erlöserkirche (Vor Frelsers Kirke)

architecture

Nave to the choir
altar

The ground plan of the church is based on a Greek cross. The walls of the church, which is represented in Dutch baroque , stand on a granite monument and are tiled irregularly with red and yellow tiles. The facade is structured by wall pillars, which are as high as the actual building. Its bases and capitals are made of sandstone, as are the cornice and friezes. The western main entrance also consists of a sandstone portal. There are two crypts in the church.

inner space

The altar comes from Nicodemus Tessin and is regarded as his masterpiece. It shows scenes from the garden of Gethsemane in which Jesus is comforted by an angel while another angel brings him a chalice. The altar is lined with two allegorical figures (Pietas and Justitia).

  • Side view pulpit and altar with candlesticks

  • Baptismal font

  • View into the aisle

organ

Organ prospectus

The organ with the monogram of King Christian V , which extends over three floors, was built by the Botzen brothers between 1698 and 1700. The organ case is elaborate and very detailed. The organ is carried by two elephants.

The instrument itself has 59 registers (approx. 4,000 pipes ) on four manuals ( Rückpositiv , Hauptwerk, Schwellwerk , Brustwerk) and a pedal . It (supposedly) still gives the same sound as it did over 300 years ago. The organ was last rebuilt in 1965, with older pipes being used again. The body of the organ is made of wood, some of the pipes are still in their original condition.

I Ryg positive C–
Principal 8th'
Quintatøn 8th'
Gedakt 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Rørfløjte 4 ′
Octave 2 ′
Quint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Fløjte 2 ′
Terts 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Nasat 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Scharff IV
Dulcian 16 ′
Krumhorn 8th'
II Hovedværk C–
Principal 16 ′
Octave 8th'
Fløjte 8th'
Gedakt 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Quint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Octave 2 ′
Sesquialtera II
Mixture V
Scharff III
Trumpet 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
III Svelleværk C–
Drone 16 ′
Rørfløjte 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Voix celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Kobbelfløjte 4 ′
Spidsquint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Fløjte 2 ′
Terts 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Sivfløjte 1'
Mixture V
Trumpet 8th'
Obo 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
IV Brystværk C–
Trægedakt 8th'
Gedaktfløjte 4 ′
Waldfløjte 2 ′
Octave 1'
Klokkecymbel II
shelf 8th'
Tremulant
Pedalværk C–
Principal 16 ′
Violon 16 ′
Subbas 16 ′
Quint 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Octave 8th'
Gedakt 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Fløjte 4 ′
Cornet IV
Mixture VI
Basun 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Trumpet 4 ′

tower

Spire
Looking down from the spiral staircase

The 36 meter high black and gold tower protrudes three floors over the west arm of the church. It is lined with a railing, each level is marked with sandstone. You can go up around the 90 m high tower in an anti-clockwise direction. The tower was inspired by the Roman church Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza , which has an equally rotated tower. Of the total of 400 steps, 150 run along the outside of the top. At the transition of the stairs from the inside to the outside there are depictions of the four evangelists. The railing is made of gold-plated iron. The top is crowned by a globe with a diameter of 2.5 meters and a two-meter high figure of Christ carrying the banner. This is also known as the ugliest sculpture in Copenhagen, as the proportions of the figure are out of proportion.

From the top you can enjoy an almost complete view of Copenhagen.

Carillon

In the tower there is a carillon from 1928, which was last restored in 1980 and consists of 48 bronze bells. The heaviest of these bells weighs 2,000 kg, the lightest just 10 kg. The largest carillon in Northern Europe weighs 12 tons and plays every full hour between 8 a.m. and midnight. The six largest bells are inside the bell tower, the other 42 bells in the lantern. The bells for the carillon were all cast by the Dutch company Petit & Fritsen . It was financed mainly from donations, since after the crash of the Carillon in Copenhagen Women's Cathedral in 1807 only one existed in Denmark ( Frederiksborg Castle ).

Web links

Commons : Vor Frelsers Kirke  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Organ of the Vor Frelsers Kirke (Danish), accessed on March 14, 2014

Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 22.6 "  N , 12 ° 35 ′ 38.9"  E