Church of Our Lady | Kopenhagen
Neoclassical national cathedral rebuilt after an 1807 bombardment, its marble nave lined with Thorvaldsen's Christ and apostles.
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This guide to the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen opens with the 1807 British bombardment that used the medieval cathedral's tower as a range marker, burning it and the nave to ash over three days. It follows architect Christian Frederik Hansen's rebuild, including his dispute with the city over whether the new church should even have a bell tower. Inside, you'll hear about sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's decades spent carving Christ and the twelve apostles in white marble for the nave, and a choice he made about one figure among them. Look closely at the marble surfaces as you walk the nave for where his own hand worked differently from his pupils'.
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