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and one c h u rc h , St. M a ry ’s , now alone rem ain ,
relics o f its form er greatness.
T h e
Cathedral
(D o m k i r k e
a sim ple, gloom y,
y et m ajestic pile o f red brick, w ith low spires, w as
erected b y
Bishop W illiam
, a n E nglishm an, (as
m any of the clergy o f D enm ark a t th a t tim e w ere),
who h a d been C hancellor and C onfessor to C anute
the G reat. T h e C ath ed ral w as n early finished w hen
B ishop W illiam died, in 1074.
O f the num erou s m onum ents in this receptacle
o f the decayed and decaying bodies o f D enm ark ’s
rulers w e will select a few of th e m ore rem ark ab le
for ob servation :
l)e hellige tre Kongers Kapel
,
or,
Chapel
o f the Three Holy Kings
( Three Wise Men o f
the E a st),
on the S o uth side o f the c h u rc h , w as
built in th e tim e of C hristian I.,
1462
—
64,
and
contains the m agnificent m onum ents o f C hristian
III. an d F re d e rik II. — th e first, b y th e F lem ish
a rtist
Cornelius de Briendt
or
Cornells F loris
;
the second, also by a F lem ish artist, bu t his nam e
unknow n. T he rem ains o f the fore-m entioned kings
a re in a v a u lt below the Chapel.
Frederik IV ’s. Chanel,
also on the S. side,
b uilt betw een 1 7 7 2— 1 8 2 5 , contains two superb
m onum ents in w hite m arb le to the m em ory o f th a t
m o narch and his queen L ouisa, d au g h ter o f G eorge
II. o f E ngland — the king’s m onum ent, b y
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