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»Marmorkirken« eller Frederiks Kirken.
(Frederiksgade mellem St. Kongensgade og Bredgade).
(111. Side 18).
Kirkens Grundsten blev lagt af Frederik V. den
30. Oktober 1749, paa 300-Aarsdagen for den ol
denborgske Stammes Regering. Forbilledet var
Peterskirken i Rom, og Kongens Tanke var at
rejse en Kirkebygning saa pragtfuld, a t dens Lige
ikke fandtes udenfor Italien. Det lykkedes ikke.
Arbejdet, der paabegyndtes af Arkitekt
Eigtved
og
efter dennes Dod fortsattes i endnu kostbarere Stil
af den indkaldte franske Arkitekt
Jardin,
maatte
helt indstilles i 1770 paa Grund af Pengemangel.
Bygningen havde allerede da slugt den anselige
Sum, der i vore Dages Penge vilde udgøre ca. 5
Millioner Kroner. Der skulde liengaa over Hun
drede Aar, inden Arbejdet paany genoptoges. Den
stærkt forfaldne Ruin blev tillige med de omlig
gende Grunde i 1875 overdraget den danske Han-
delsmagnat
C. F. Tietgen
paa Betingelse af, at han
lod Kirken fuldføre. 19 Aar senere stod den færdig
til Indvielsen, som fandt Sted 10. August 1894 (Ar
kitekt
Meldahl).
Bygningens Dimensioner er gan
ske vist ikke saa kolossale som oprindelig planlagt,
men den| virker dog meget anselig og monumental
med sin mægtige Kuppel, der hæver sig til en
Højde af 80 Meter. Langs Tagbalustraden staar 18
Kolossal-Statuer af fremragende Mænd indenfor
den kristne Kirkes Historie, fra Moses til Luther.
Paa Pladsen foran Kirken er
Michelangelo’s Mo
ses-Statue
opstillet. Til højre og venstre for Ho
vedindgangen staar henholdsvis en Statue af
An s-
gar
og af
Grundtvig,
og rundt om Bygningen er
anbragt flere Statuer af andre berømte Gejstlige
indenfor den danske Kirke:
Knud den Hellige, Pe
der Palladius, Hans Egede, Brorson
og
Kingo.
Selve K i r k e r u m m e t er en imponerende
Rundbygning.
Kuplens
indvendige Højde maaler
43 Meter og dens Diameter er kun nogle faa Meter
mindre end Peterskirkens i Rom. Hvælvingen er
inddelt i 12 Felter, i hvilke Apostlene er malede
paa blaa Bund. Pragtfuldt tempelformet
Alter
af
Marmor og Træ med et forgyldt Kors mellem Søj
lerne. Døbefont af
Stephan Sinding.
A d g a n g : Hverdage 9—2;
Taarnet
(herlig Ud
sigt) 9—6 om Sommeren; 9—2 om Vinteren. Entré
25 Øre.
»The Marble Church« or Frederiks Church.
(Frederiksgade between St. Kongensgade and Bredgade).
(See page 18).
The foundation stone of the church was laid
by Frederik V on the 30th October 1749 on the
300th anniversery of the reign of the Oldenborg
Kings. St. Peters, Rome, was taken as a model,
and the King’s purpose was to erect a church of
such magnificence as could not be matched
outside Ilaly. In this he was not suecessful. The
work, which was commenced by the architect
Eigtved
and, after the death of the latter, conti-
nued on still more expensive lines by the French
architect
Jardin,
had to be entirely suspended in
1770 owing to lack of funds. The building had
already then absorbed the no inconsiderable sum
which today would represent about five million
kroner. Over one hundred years was to elapse
before the work was again resumed. The badly
decayed ruin together with the surrounding land
was in 1875 turned over to the Danish commercial
magnate
C. F. Tietgen,
on condition that he had
the church completed. Nineteen years later it was
consecrated on the lOth August 1894 (architect
Meldahl).
True the building has not the dimen
sions originally planned, but is nevertheless of a
very respectable size, the huge dome (lieight 80
M.) giving it an exceedingly monumental effect.
Along the balustrade on the roof stand 18 large
statues of prominent men in tåie history of the
Christian Church from Moses to Luther.
Michel
Angelo’s Statue of Moses
has been placed in the
square in front of the church. On the right and
left of the main entrance there are statues re
presenting
Ansgar
and
Grundtvig,
and round the
building outside there are several statues of
famous clergymen in tlie Danish church:
Knud
the holij, Peder Palladius, Hans Egede, Brorson
and
Kingo.
The i n t e r i o r of the church is an imposing
circular building. The inside height of the dome
is 43 M. and: its diameter is only some few metres
less than that of St. Peters Rome. The spherical
vault is divided into twelve spaces with paintings
representing the Apostles, on a blue background.
There is a magnificent temple-sliaped
altar
of
marble and woodwork with a gilded cross between
the pillars. The font is by
Stephan Sinding.
A d m i s i o n : daily 9—2;
Tower
(fine view)
9—6 summer; 9—6 in winter, charge 25 Ore.
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