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Holmens Kirke.
(Holmens Kanal ved Holmens Bro).
(111. Side 24).
K i r k e n er af Christian IV opført 1619 ved at
ombygge en gammel Ankersmedie og 1641 udvi
det med to Korsfløje til sin nuværende Størrelse.
I Korhaven mellem Fløjene ud mod Holmens
Kanal staar en Bronceslatue af
Tordenskjold
(af
V. Bissen). Haven er adskilt fra Gaden ved et rigt
forsiret Smedejernsgitter.’
Kirkens I n d r e er meget seværdig. Under de
talrige Ildebrande, der har hærget København, er
Kirken hver Gang blevet skaanet og har derfor
bevaret sit herlige, gamle Inventar.
Alter
og
Prædikestol
af Mesteren
Abel Schroeder
i Køge;
pragtfuldt guld- og sølvbroderet
Alterforhæng
fra
1692; mange fortrinlige
Epitafier
med Portrætter
malede af
Wuchters, Karel van Mander
o. fl. I et
stort
Gravkapel (opf.
1705) ligger flere berømte
Mænd begravet, bl. a. Søheltene
Niels Juel
og
Peder Tordenskjold
i pragtfulde Sarkofager.
A d g a n g : Hverdage 11—1 ved Henvendelse til
Graveren, Holmens Kanal* 32. 1 Kr. for indtil
12 Personer (Lørdag 1—2 gratis).
Vor Frelsers Kirke.
(Prinsessegade, Christianshavn).
(111. Side 14).
K i r k e n er opført efter Tegning af
Lambert v. d.
Haven 1682
—
96,
dog først fuldført 100 Aar senere.
Det ejendommelige Spir er tilføjet 1742—50 (Ar
kitekt
L. de Thura).
Udenom Spiret slynger sig en
Trappe i fire Vindinger helt op til »Kuglen«, der
bærer en 3 Meter høj Figur af
Frelseren med
Sejrsfanen. Opstigningen er let og farefri,
da
Trappen er beskyttet af et Jerngitter. Ved Foden
af Spiret er anbragt 4 siddende Evangelistfigurer
i overnaturlig Størrelse. I Taarnet findes et væl
digt
Urværk
fra 1699.
Kirkens I n d r e er meget smukt udstyret.
A lte
ret
er udført af flere Kunstnere efter den berømte
svenske Arkitekt
Nicodemus Tessin’s
Model
(1695).
Orgel
med rigt Billedskærerarbejde af
Christian Nerger
(1696).
A d g a n g daglig 10—3. Entre 2 Kr. for 1—12
Personer.
Holmens Kirke.
(Holmens Canal near Holmens Bridge).
(See page 24).
T h e c h u r c h was erected by Christian IV in
1619 by the conversion or rebuilding of an old
anchor smithy, and in 1641 it was extended by the
addition of the two transepts, to its present dimen
sions. In the choir garden between the transepts,
out towards Holmens Canal is a bronze statue of
the naval hero
Tordenskjold
(by V. Bissen). The
garden is fenced off from the street by a richly
ornamented wrought iron railing.
The i n t e r i o r of the church is very interest-
ing. During the numerous oonflagrations which
have ravaged Copenhagen from time to time the
church has been spared and this accounts for the
preservation of the magnificent old furniture etc.
The
altar
and
pu lpit
are by the master
Abel
Schroeder
of Koge; splendid gold and silver ern-
broidered
altar curtain
dating from 1692; many
excellent
epitaphs
with pictures painted by
W u c -
ters, Karel van Mander
and otliers. In a large mor-
tuary cliapel (built 1705) lie the remains øf several
famous men, amongst otliers the naval heroes
Niels
Juel
and
Peder Tordenskjold
in magnificent sar-
copliagi.
A d m i s s i o n : daily 11—1, on application to
the sexton, Holmens Kanal 32. Kr. 1 for up to 12
persons. (Saturday 1—2 free).
Vor Frelsers Kirke.
(Prinsessegade, Christianshavn).
(See page 14).
T h e c h u r c li was built to the plans of Lam
bert van der Haven in 1682—93, but was only
completed 100 years later. The remarkable
spire
was added in 1742—50 (architect L.
de Thura).
There is an outer spiral stairway winding round
the spire right up to the ball supporting the large
figure of the
Saviour w ith the banner of victory.
The ascent is easy ancl w ithou t danger,
the stair-
case being protected with an iron balustrade. At
the foot of the tower there are four large seated
figures representing the evangelists. The tower
contains an enormous
clockwork
dating from 1699.
T h e i n t e r i o r of the church is handsomely
decorated. The
altar
has been executed by several
artists from the model of the famous Swedish a r
chitect
Nicodemus Tessin
(1695). The richly
carved organ by
Christian Nerger
(1698).
A d m i s s i o n daily 10—3, charge Kr. 2, for
1—12 persons.
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