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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Roskilde Cathedral' has mentioned 'Cathedral' in the following places:
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| The cathedral is the most important church in Denmark, the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| This is due to two criteria: the architecture of the cathedral shows 800 years of European architectural styles, and it is one of the earliest examples in Scandinavia of a Gothic cathedral to be built in brick, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. | WIKI |
| Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, the cathedral incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. | WIKI |
| The cathedral has been the main burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. | WIKI |
| The cathedral is a major tourist attraction, bringing in over 165,000 visitors annually. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Previous churches 1.2 Current cathedral 2 Description 2.1 Chapels 2.1.1 Chapel of the Magi (Christian I's chapel) 2.1.2 Christian IV's chapel 2.1.3 Frederick V's chapel 2.1.4 Christian IX's chapel 2.1.5 St Andrew's Chapel and St Bridget's Chapel 2.2 Frederick IX's burial site 3 Royal burials 3.1 Choir 3.2 Piers flanking the apse 3.3 Apse 3.4 Chapel of the Magi (Christian I's Chapel) 3.5 Frederick V's chapel 3.6 Christian IV's chapel 3.7 Christian IX's chapel 3.8 Frederick IX's burial site 3.9 Maria Feodorovna's burial site 4 Boys' choir 5 Organ 6 See also 7 References 7.1 Notes 7.2 Sources 8 External links | WIKI |
| The cathedral seen from the Bispegxc3xa5rden (Bishop's house). | WIKI |
| Funded by the weregild Estrid Svendsdatter had received, the old Trinity Church was torn down and construction of a simple stone cathedral began around 1026. | WIKI |
| This may have formed the base of the later travertine cathedral, but it is difficult to tell, as two cathedrals have subsequently been built on the same site. | WIKI |
| It is, however, certain that a travertine cathedral was built at the location. | WIKI |
| The new cathedral was built using travertine, a stone found in abundance around Roskilde Fjord. | WIKI |
| To the north, a three-sided stone monastery was constructed for monks and others associated with the cathedral. | WIKI |
| However, Arnold was also considered the bishop who lost the Archdiocese of Scandinavia to Lund Cathedral, as a result of his lack of drive and motivation. | WIKI |
| With the new cathedral completed, there was a desire to obtain a relic for it. | WIKI |
| Two canons (clerics of the cathedral) were dispatched to Rome to find something suitable. | WIKI |
| Another item of the period, a seal carved from a walrus tusk, depicting St Lucius between the twin towers of the cathedral, has been dated to the early 12th century. | WIKI |
| Current cathedral[edit] | WIKI |
| It has been accepted, that soon after he became Bishop of Roskilde in 1157, Absalon began to expand the travertine cathedral. | WIKI |
| Researchers decided to build a new cathedral around the existing one, allowing services to continue during construction. | WIKI |
| [11] But new research points to Peder Sunesen as the main initiator and hence instead of rebuilding it, it was constructed in the transition period between Romanesque and Gothic show elements from both styles in the cathedral. | WIKI |
| The choir was completed and inaugurated in 1225, allowing services to begin there, and the old travertine cathedral was torn down. | WIKI |
| [12] With the exception of the two towers on the west facade, the cathedral was completed by 1280, and work on the interior proceeded, slowed by a fire in 1282 which also destroyed several of the canons' houses in the area. | WIKI |
| Several chapels were also added to the cathedral, and in 1405, work on the towers was completed. | WIKI |
| There is an account of how the procession granted substantial gifts to each of the 50 altars in the cathedral. | WIKI |
| The cathedral was badly damaged and it was not until 1463 that the bishop, Oluf Mortensen, could rededicate it. | WIKI |
| [13] The reconstruction could also have been helped by the decision of Christian I to build a chapel at the cathedral. | WIKI |
| The cathedral had already been forced to hand over some of its property during the Count's Feud, but following the decision and with an impending war against the Swedes, the confiscation of church property was stepped up. | WIKI |
| Among the cathedral's most prized possessions was a wooden statue of St Lucius, covered in gold and gems. | WIKI |
| The nave of the cathedral | WIKI |
| After the Reformation, the cathedral was opened up to the ordinary congregation, necessitating the purchase of new furniture, especially pews. | WIKI |
| While the cathedral suffered financial hardship, having been forced to give away all its property (which at the time included one in every four farms on Zealand and 30 large estates), it was endowed with a variety of gifts from Christian IV: The altarpiece (between 1555 and 1623), a royal box ca 1600, the pulpit in 1610, his own burial chapel in 1614, the construction of the iconic twin spires in 1633 and finally a grand Renaissance sandstone entrance portal in 1635. | WIKI |
| On 26 February 1658, the Treaty of Roskilde was signed in the cathedral. | WIKI |
| In the loot the Swedes took from the cathedral, was the golden dress of Margrethe I, which had hung in a closet near her sarcophagus. | WIKI |
| The dress was taken by the Swedish queen consort Hedwig Eleonora and is now located at Uppsala Cathedral. | WIKI |
| In the meantime, in 1806, the cathedral sold its inventory from its Catholic days at a notorious auction. | WIKI |
| In 1871, the entrance portal was replaced with one that matched the rest of the cathedral, while the old portal was donated to Holmen Church. | WIKI |
| [18] The latest addition to the cathedral was in 1985, when the New Burial Ground, also known as Frederick IX's Burial Ground, was inaugurated. | WIKI |
| A model is at display in the cathedral alongside an exhibition on the tradition of royal burials. | WIKI |
| Against this background of events, the Christian I decided to build a grand chapel at the cathedral. | WIKI |
| Built in Gothic style, in line with the rest of the cathedral, the chapel consists of two floors, the lower floor intended as a burial chapel for Christian I and the upper floor as Great Hall for the members of the king's newly created Fellowship of the Mother of God, the precursor to the modern-day Order of the Elephant. | WIKI |
| [26] King John was also supposed to have been buried in the chapel, but in his later years, he and his wife enjoyed living in Nxc3xa6sbyhoved Castle near Odense so much, that he expressed a preference to be buried in the town's Franciscan cathedral. | WIKI |
| The upper floor is currently used as a museum, displaying various artifacts such as old coloured stained glass windows and giving a thorough walkthrough of the history of the cathedral. | WIKI |
| Construction of the chapel was ordered by Christian IV himself in 1613, after the death of his Queen Anne Cathrine the year before, and upon realising that space inside the cathedral was running out. | WIKI |
| While the interior of the building had classical, whitewashed walls, the exterior retained the red brick characteristic of the rest of the cathedral. | WIKI |
| When the Constitution of Denmark was revised in 1915, the Folketing decided to honour the Royal Family, granting King Christian X's wish, by constructing a new chapel at the cathedral, dedicated to the House of Glxc3xbccksburg which had held the throne since Christian IX became king in 1863. | WIKI |
| The chapel was designed by then cathedral architect, Andreas Clemmensen. | WIKI |
| [37] Upon its completion, there was a heavy debate in the Danish newspapers, with some believing that the chapel was completely removed from the prevailing style of the cathedral. | WIKI |
| It had been the wish of the dowager empress to be buried when possible next to her husband Alexander III in the Peter and Paul Cathedral. | WIKI |
| These two chapels, on the north side of the cathedral, are the only remnants of the many medieval chapels that were attached to the original cathedral. | WIKI |
| It is the intention of the parochial church council that in future the chapel will provide a more intimate setting for some of the church functions in the cathedral, such as weddings or baptisms. | WIKI |
| The chapel also has the oldest gravestone in the cathedral, dating back to ca. | WIKI |
| Opened on September 23, 1985,[40] it was the first burial site outside of the cathedral itself. | WIKI |
| The reason for the construction was twofold: it had been Frederick IX's wish to be buried outside the cathedral, in view of Roskilde Fjord (the king was a keen sailor and closely connected to the navy), and in any case there was no space left in the chapel of Christian IX. | WIKI |
| There was some opposition from members of the parochial council, who insisted that the tradition of burying monarchs inside the cathedral be upheld. | WIKI |
| Since 1987, the cathedral has been home to one of Denmark's leading boys' choirs, the Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir. | WIKI |
| In 1554 a new organ built by Herman Raphaelis was donated to the cathedral for services. | WIKI |
| Placed on a small hilltop overlooking the Roskilde Fjord the Cathedral is a very significant landmark. | UNESCO |
| Built about 1170, the original Cathedral structure was in Romanesque form but, when half-built, the plan was changed under the influence of the incoming Gothic style from France. | UNESCO |
| As a result, the Cathedral has emerged as an epitome of the history of European architecture in a single structure. | UNESCO |
| The Cathedral's royal monuments commemorate an outstanding series as royal burials that have occurred from the 10th century until the present time. | UNESCO |
| With only one exception since the reformation, all Danish kings and queens have been buried in the Cathedral, their tombs representing the evolution of funerary monumental art. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): Both in its form and setting, Roskilde Cathedral is an outstanding example of a North European Cathedral complex especially noteworthy for the successive architectural styles used in ancillary chapels and porches added in the course of the centuries during which it has served as the mausoleum of the Danish royal family. | UNESCO |
| The Cathedral and all later chapels are included in the property. | UNESCO |
| Together, this combination will ensure that all relevant elements will be protected in order to fully express the value of the Cathedral in its setting. | UNESCO |
| Since the 16th century the Cathedral has served as the Danish Royal Family mausoleum, with the latest funeral occurring in 2000. | UNESCO |
| The Cathedral is protected under the Churches and Churchyards Consolidated Act of 1992. | UNESCO |
| Most of the buildings in the setting beyond the buffer zone surrounding the Cathedral are protected under the Preservation of Buildings Act. | UNESCO |
| The Town Plan regulates the immediate surroundings of the Cathedral, putting in place public controls over such aspects as new buildings, traffic, lighting, signboards and paving. | UNESCO |