The Church of Our Lady has been the cathedral of Copenhagen since 1922. Churches have been erected on this site since the twelth century, but have been burned three times, most recently in 1807. The current building was built at the beginning. nineteenth century in neoclassical style. Since the fourteenth century, and still to this day, the church is a royal event venue.
The St. Petri Church, a Lutheran-Evangelical church located in the heart of Copenhagen, is intended for the German-speaking minority of the city. The church is the oldest preserved in downtown Copenhagen. With the exception of the spire, the building dates from the 15th century.
The Great Synagogue in Copenhagen is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1912 by the architect Gustav Friedrich Hetsch. This brick building in the Egyptian Revival style still serves as a synagogue.
Christiansborg Palace Church is a church of the Royal Palace. It is used for the ceremonies of members of the royal family. The original castle church was built between 1738 and 1742 during the construction of the first Christiansborg Castle. It was lost in the Christiansborg fire in 1794. As much of the exterior walls and partitions surviving the fire, they were reused in the present church. In its current architecture, the church of the castle was built in the years 1813-1826 in the classical style by the architect C.F. Hansen. Burned again in 1992, the church reopened in 1997.
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