And now working Saturdays too

 

The company constructing the new metro city-ring in Copenhagen has just got permission to work on Saturdays, as long as the work isn't too noisy. With the ongoing debate about the high levels of noise from the construction, this won't be the last we hear about that issue. The photo here is from the construction site around the Marble Church (yes, the construction site almost surround the church).

Looking at the Marble Church

 

On the square in front of the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, the equestrian statue of Danish king Frederik V looks towards the church bearing his name, The Frederik Church. The dome of this church, nicknamed the Marble Church for its use of that material, is one of the dominant features of the city's skyline.

Early Spring

If you have a chance to visit the Kastellet near Østerbro feel free to sit down and enjoy the view of the Marble Church (Marmorkirken).

Enjoy your Saturday!

-RS

Another view from the Rundetårn

With it being one of the few tall buildings in the centre of town easily accessible to public it is always worthwhile visiting this structure.

The foundation stone was laid in 1637 and was the first stage of the King’s Trinitatis Complex - which had the main objective to congregate three major facilities for scholars and students at the University: an astronomical observatory, a University Church and a University Library.

Today's view is towards the Amalienborg castle area with the Marble church in the middle-ground.

-RS

Marble Church

Frederick's Church, popularly known as The Marble Church (Danish: Marmorkirken) is located just north of Amalienborg Palace. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1749 by Frederick V of whom an equestrian statue stands in the palace complex.

The inspiration for this church was probably St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and it has the largest church dome in Scandinanvia.

-RS

A View from the Opera

For many Copenhagers and visitors alike the Copenhagen Opera is an eyesore, though I find it if not actually beautiful then at least bearable and certainly nicer than quite a few other buildings in the city. The view from the Opera towards Frederiksstaden on the other hand most people would appreciate. In this view you can see the Marble Church and the Queens palace Amalienborg.

Constructing a metro

One of the new metro stations will be placed right next to the Marble Church, so the work to re-direct wiring, pipes and sewers have already begun. Hopefully they will be extra careful here, so that the beautiful church don't disappear in a hole in the ground.

Peace and Quiet

A nice place to get some peace and quiet in any town is a church. Unless there's a service or a large group of tourists, you can just sit there and contemplate on life. This one is from the Marble Church which I told about in a previous post.

Marble Church

During my theme about statues in Copenhagen I promised to get back to the Marble Church in Copenhagen again, and now is the time for a little more about this supposedly 3rd largest dome church in Europe. As told before it's a parish church with the Royal palace of Amalienborg as a neighbor.

It is placed on an axis along which lie Amalienborg, Amalie Garden and the new Opera of Copenhagen. The work on the church began in 1749 but because of budget cuts and the death of the architect Nicolai Eigtved in 1754 it was delayed and lay as a ruin for nearly 150 years. It wasn't finished until 1894 so delays and budget problems isn't a modern thing.

The dome has a span of 31 m making it the largest in Scandinavia. It's told by guides that it's the 3rd largest in Europe, but I've heard the same said about Mosta Dome in Malta. It's obviously quite an art to measure a dome!

At the moment there's debate about a metro project that places a station next to the church. Many people are concerned that the work will damage the church and they wants to move the station to another location.

Patriarch

Around Frederik's Church (also called The Marble Church) in Copenhagen's Frederiksstad stands ca. 20 statues of Church Fathers and this is one of them. I'm not quite sure who it is but he strikes a strong and fearsome expression. This isn't a figure to mess with! This Church is one of the largest dome churches in Europe only surpassed by St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London and it took 145 years to complete. When finished in 1894 it was a worthy church for the area that also houses the royal residence Amalienborg Castle (its neighbor) and some of the most exclusive residences in Copenhagen City. Many tourists think that this is a cathedral but it isn't. It's merely a parish church for the area albeit a grand one.