Roskilde Cathedral

World Heritage

Denmark

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Built in the 12th-13th centuries, the church was the first brick Gothic church in Scandinavia and helped spread the style throughout northern Europe. It has served as a mausoleum for the Danish royal family since the 15th century. The porch and side aisles were added to the church only in the late 19th century. It thus provides a clear overview of the development of religious architecture in Europe.

# Danish Royal Family

Sepulchral monument of Christian III by Cornelis Floris

Exterior of Christian IV's Chapel

Sepulchral monument of Frederick II by Gert van Egen in the Chapel of the Magi

Frescos from c. 1460 decorate the chapel

Christian IX's Chapel (right) and Frederick IX's Burial Site (left)

The cathedral seen from the Bispegården (Bishop's house)

The nave of the cathedral

Caspar Finckes latticework

The altar

Sarcophagus of Scandinavian Queen Margrethe I

Interior of Christian IV's Chapel

View from the north-west

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country	Denmark
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roskilde%20Cathedral%20aerial%20crop.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Roskilde Municipality
religion	Marysville
made from material	Category:Castle in Malbork
executive body	Roskilde Cathedral
location of creation	Roskilde domkirke
number of rooms	lccn-no96021879
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/06mlx5
postal code	4000
Commons category	Roskilde Cathedral
inception	1201-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(12.080308333 55.642669444)
street number	3
official website	http://www.roskildedomkirke.dk
topic's main category	Schoorsteen Woudagemaal
Commons gallery	Roskilde domkirke
URL	http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/koebenhavns-amt/roskilde-domkirke/
start time	1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label	Roskilde Domkirke
area	0.4
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
located in the ecclesiastical territorial entity	Roskilde Domsogn
street address	Domkirkepladsen 3, 4000 Roskilde

page(s)	203
volume	2
URL	http://runeberg.org/trap/3-2/0221.html
area	1.5
applies to part	buffer zone