St. Mark's Church, Copenhagen
| St. Mark's Church | |
|---|---|
| Sankt Markus Kirke | |
 St. Mark's Church seen from Julius Thomsens Plads | |
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| 55°40′47.6″N 12°33′9.5″E / 55.679889°N 12.552639°E | |
| Location | Frederiksberg, Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Carl Lendorf |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1900 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Copenhagen |
St. Mark's Church (Danish: Sankt Markus Kirke) is a church at the end of Julius Thomsens Plads in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The church was built from 1900 to 1902 to the design of
J. C. Christensen
.
The area was still quite undeveloped on its completion but the surrounding buildings were built from 1903 to 1904 according to a symmetrical plan by Andreas Clemmensen.[1]
Architecture
The church is a cruciform church built in red brick with inspiration from Byzantine and Romanesque architecture.
Over the main portal there is a mosaic by Oscar Willerup depicting Saint Mark the Evangelist with a quill and a winged lion, his symbol.[2]
In popular culture
The church is used as a location in the 2003 comedy Se til venstre, der er en svensker.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Skt. Markus Kirke". ibras.ishoejby.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "Sankt Markus Kirke 1902". Groundspeak Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ "Sankt Marcus Kirke på Frederiksberg". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
External links
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