Marmorkirken

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  • Address
    Frederiksgade 4, Nørreport
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  • Phone
    33 15 01 44
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  • Transport
    bus: 1A, 15, 19

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Also called Frederikskirken, Marmorkirken is a stately neo-baroque church on Frederiksgade, a block west of Amalienborg Slot. The church's massive dome, which was inspired by St Peter's in Rome and measures more than 30m in diameter, is one of Copenhagen's most impressive landmarks.

The plans for the church were ordered by Frederik V and drawn up by Nicolai Eigtved as part of a grand design that included the Amalienborg mansions. Although church construction began in 1749, it encountered problems as costs overran, due in part to the prohibitively high price of Norwegian marble, and the project was soon shelved.

It wasn't until Denmark's wealthiest 19th-century financier CF Tietgen bankrolled the project's revival that it was finally taken to completion. It was consecrated as a church in 1894.

The church's exterior is ringed by statues of Danish theologians and saints. In addition to viewing the interior, with its huge circular nave, you can tour the dome and catch a broad view of the city from its rim.