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The Roman Catholic Chapel in B redgade, erected in 1842 at the expense of the E m p ero r of A ustria.

The Synagogue in K ry s ta lg a d e , finished in

1832, is considered a h andsom e building.

Am ong the E cclesiastical b uildings m ay be m entioned the r u in s , o r ra th e r the unfinished stru cture o f , as it is called , the Marble Church, in B redgade. T h is building w as comm enced in the reig n o f F red erik V. T h e dom e w as to h a v e risen 2 6 4 feet above the level o f the g ro u n d ; the w a lls, inside an d o u tsid e, w ere to be of polished N orw egian m a rb le ; an d the w hole w as to h av e been finished on the g ra n d est scale. A fter tw enty y ears a stop w as p u t to fu rth er pro ceed in gs; the g re a t expense b e in g , no d ou b t the valid reason; alth o u g h it w as alleged th a t the superstru ctu re w as, or w ould be, too h eav y for th e foundation. M ost o f the churches hav e b u rial g ro und s a tta c h e d , (w h ich , how ever, ow ing to the san ato ry refo rm s lately in tro d u c ed , a re no lo nger to be u s e d ), an d in addition each p a rish h as its cem etry outside the N o rth -g a te , in the style o f P e re la Chaise a t P aris. T h e M ilitary an d N aval B u rial- gro u n d s a re on the Ø sterbro. U nder a pin e-clad

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