Denmark - Copenhagen - Grundtvig's Church
Photography by Tímea Törő
Photography by Tímea Törő
Grundtvigs Kirke (“Grundtvig’s Church”), designed by architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen Klint, was built between 1921 and 1940 as a memorial to N.F.S. Grundtvig – a famed Danish pastor, philosopher, historian, hymnist, and politician of the 19th century. Jensen Klint, inspired by Grundtvig’s humanist interpretation of Christianity, merged the scale and stylings of a Gothic cathedral with the aesthetics of a Danish country church to create a landmark worthy of its namesake.
The exterior is constructed from six million bricks laid by hand, a single pillar alone contains roughly 30,000. The bricks are assembled together to form a shape reminiscent of a church organ, creating a distinctive and towering facade. The church is 259 feet long, with the nave ascending 72 feet high.
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2022 - October
