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38-556: The street is mentioned in 1492 as "a small alley leading to Cabtor's gate" and again in 1528 as "the alley to the rear of Cantor's gate reaching from Nørregade to Købmagergade". From 1600, it is referred to as Skidenstræde ( Schiden Strede ), literally "Shitty Alley", probably due to the odeur from a covered sewer which passed under it. It was divided into Store Skidenstræde ("Great Shitty Street") and Lille Skidenstræde ("Little Shitty Street"), located west and east of Fiolstræde respectively. University of Copenhagen 's first botanical garden

76-451: A choir organ added in 2002. The crypt has been converted into a museum which contains models of the various iterations of the building. The building measures 83 m in length and 33 m in width. The interior of the nave is 60 m long and over 25 m from floor to ceiling. With all galleries open, the church can seat more than 1100 people. The tower is 60 m high and houses the four church bells. Stormklokken weighs 4 tons and

114-417: A lack of resources they incorporated elements of the surviving walls. The old surviving vaulting was blown up to make way for a church built in the new style. A pillared portico and a flat interior ceiling and simple classical lines are very different from the medieval church. The cornerstone was laid in 1817 and the work completed by Whitsun Day 1829. Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844) was commissioned to decorate

152-556: A magnificent new altarpiece and pulpit in the finest Baroque tradition. The best-preserved ancient gravestones from the floor of the old church were replaced in the floor, although not in the same locations. After the 1728 fire, the new tower rose, higher than the previous one tapering to a tall spire modeled after the spire of St. Martin in the Fields in London . The bells from the former St. Nikolai Church ( Sankt Nikolaj Kirke ) were moved to

190-482: A monument to the geophysicist Inge Lehmann . It was unveiled on 15 May 2017. Today pedestrian traffic is consistent throughout the year due to the presence of students during winter (about 11-12,000 people daily). However, it is a quiet street on weekends and evenings. 55°40′53″N 12°34′21″E  /  55.68139°N 12.57250°E  / 55.68139; 12.57250 Copenhagen Cathedral The Church of Our Lady ( Danish : Vor Frue Kirke )

228-452: A name change lacked adequate grounds. Similar requests from houseowners in other streets had previously been rejected. He further stated that although the house owners had offered to pay for the painting of new street signs, it would still lead to significant inconvenience and expenses to update other documents, such as mortgage and fire insurance protocols and existing insurance policies. In spite of his reservations, King Frederick VI approved

266-507: A rounded corner on Nørre Voldgade was built for the School of Merchantry (Købmandsskolen) in 1902 to design by Valdemar and Bernhard Ingemann. It still houses one of the campuses of Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College . Under a group of trees at the southern end of the street stands Jean Arp 's abstract sculpture Cupulate Fruit . It was installed at the site in 1979. In front of Copenhagen University Library's gable towards Frue Plads stands

304-401: Is a pedestrianised shopping street in central Copenhagen , Denmark . It passes the square Frue Plads on its way from Nørreport station in the north to Skindergade in the south where Jorcks Passage connects it to the shopping street Strøget . Copenhagen Cathedral is located on the street which also passes the rear side of Copenhagen University Library . The area along the street

342-737: Is the Lutheran cathedral of Copenhagen . It is situated on the Frue Plads public square in central Copenhagen, next to the historic main building of the University of Copenhagen . The present-day version of the church was designed by the architect Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845) in the Neoclassical style and was completed in 1829. Construction of the original Collegiate Church of St. Mary ( den hellige Marias kirke ) began no later than 1187 under archbishop Absalon (c. 1128–1201). The church

380-553: Is the largest bell in Denmark. The smallest bell in the tower is used at morning service among other occasions. It is the oldest bell in the country, dating from 1490 and taken from the former Antvorskov Kloster in Slagelse . The pediment is decorated with bronzes of Jesus Christ and the Apostles. The interior is likewise decorated with the twelve apostles (one in front of each of the piers of

418-582: The central nave), the Risen Christ displaying the wounds in his body (in a niche above the altar) and in front of the altar the baptismal font in the form of an angel holding a large scallop shell, all in Italian carrara marble . All of these sculptures were completed in Rome by the famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen . In the aisles, a bronze bust of Bertel Thorvaldsen, modeled by Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798–1868)

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456-665: The choir stalls. The 17 richly gilt altars were stripped of jewels and gold and smashed, as were reliquaries, vestments and altar equipment. Even the name "St. Mary's" became Our Lady's Church ( Vor Frue Kirke ), keeping the historic reference to the Virgin Mary without the use of the un-Lutheran "Saint" appellation. Just a year later Our Lady Church celebrated the acceptance of the Lutheran order of worship presided over by Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558), an associate of Martin Luther . 1539 saw

494-648: The choir. In September 1807, the cathedral was destroyed during the bombardment of Copenhagen by the British Royal Navy under Admiral James Gambier during the Napoleonic Wars . The British demanded the surrender of the Dano-Norwegian fleet and the city. The Danes refused, but with most of the army on the Schleswig-Holstein border, the city was nearly defenseless. For three days the fleet bombarded

532-454: The church in 1573 and 1585, and some of the vaulting, tower, and roof collapsed after the resulting fires. The tower was eventually demolished, but rebuilt by 1609. It had an extremely tall pyramidal central spire with four shorter spires at each corner. The medieval proto-cathedral was completely destroyed by a four-day-long conflagration in October 1728 which destroyed a third of the city. All

570-519: The city and coastal forts. Royal Navy gunners used the tower of church for range practice, setting it ablaze, which in turn burned the church to the ground, along with nearby sections of Copenhagen. Copenhagen surrendered and the fleet was turned over to the British. Denmark's finest architect, Christian Frederik Hansen, and the city magistrate redesigned the cathedral in the Neo-Classical style. Due to

608-400: The day, oversized red brick. The style of building was Gothic, with its typical pointed arches. The rebuilding of the simple church with a long nave and choir continued until 1388. Due to a lack of money, the great tower was not built until the reign of king Christian II . It was as high as the church was long, and from artwork of the day, out of proportion to the size of the church. A school

646-512: The installation of the first Lutheran superintendents , later bishops, of Denmark. In 1568 the dean of Our Lady Church was charged with defining accepted practice for Lutheran church services in Denmark under the direction of the Bishop of Zealand. Ever since, the dean (and later bishop) of Our Lady Church has carried out that role in the Danish National Church . Lightning strikes damaged

684-409: The interior with statues of Jesus Christ and the apostles; Judas Iscariot replaced by St. Paul . Other artists also contributed sculptures and paintings. Thorvaldsen carved and donated the modern font as a personal gift. The tower, based on the older medieval tower, became a controversial afterthought. The Neo-Classical style did not include towers, but citizens demanded and got a tower modeled on

722-470: The last years of his life (died 1754) in a professorial residence at No. 8. The building was destroyed during the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. A plaque on the wall at No. 8 commemorates the event. The street was formerly known for its many used bookstores . Fiolstræde was pedestrianised in 1968 following the successful pedestrianisation of Strøget in the early 1960s. The narrow street (8 metres)

760-472: The library flank a courtyard space separated from the street by an iron fence. On the other side of the street is the five-star Hotel Skt. Petri, located in the former Daells Varehus department store. The original building was designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen and was one of the first pieces of Functionalist architecture in Denmark. On the opposite side of Fiolstræde is the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen . It

798-413: The many chapels and eighty epitaphs commemorating some of Denmark's most prominent nobles and wealthy parishioners vanished. A decade later, the church was reconstructed, essentially on the same plan as the medieval church, in red brick with a simple long nave and rounded choir added at the end and ornate sandstone doorways beneath the spire. The interior combined Gothic and with the ornate Baroque style of

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836-507: The name change on 21 October 1818. The sections of the street between Nørregade and Fiolstræde mark the northern margin of the University Quadrangle which also comprises University of Copenhagen's old main building on Frue Plads and the former Copenhagen University Library on Fiolstræde. The university's first Zoological Museum was built on Krystalgade in 1870 to a Neoclassical design by Christian Hansen . The museum building and

874-404: The new spire in 1743 and a set of four new bells were cast and added. The largest bell, "The King's Bell", weighed just over 6000 kg. Eventually, the tower held 42 bells. It was popular at the time to pay for extra ringing after weddings and funerals, which was a source of complaint by university students who were trying to study. A smaller tower in the same style was added to the roofline above

912-453: The official name of the street be changed to Krystalgade. They pointed out that the street now appeared as a "fine and real street" which provided an excellent connection between Church of Our Lady and Trinity Church , the two most important churches in Copenhagen at the time, and that it was therefore likely to be used for religious processions. They also pointed out that several residents in

950-421: The older medieval tower. The tower is 60 meters high and contains four bells. "Stormklokken", cast in 1828 by Soren Hornhaver, is the heaviest bell in Denmark at 4 tons. The oldest bell in Denmark also hangs there cast in 1490 by Olug Kegge. It was transferred to Our Lady Church from Antvorskov Kloster. A third bell was cast in 1699 by Friderich Holtzmann. The fourth cast by Anker Heegaard in 1876. Our Lady Church

988-459: The street were involved in trade with Germany and the Netherlands and that phrases such as "Mijn Heer… in de Schietstraat tot Copenhagen" could leave their foreign business connections with the impression that they lived in a sewer. Danish Chancellery forwarded the letter to Copenhagen's magistrate who consulted city architect Jørgen Henrich Rawert on the matter. He replied somewhat reluctantly that

1026-420: The time. Ranks of tall half-round windows let in natural light, and ribbed brick vaulting arched high overhead from two long rows of squared pillars supporting the roof. A row of side chapels ringed the nave and choir giving the appearance of a five-aisled church which impressed all who entered, including King Christian VI who oversaw the building's progress with impatience. Friederich Ehbisch (1672–1748) carved

1064-434: Was also responsible for the rebuilding of Church of Our Lady on the other side of the street in the years after the British bombardment. Hotel Sankt Petri is located in the former Daells Varehus department store. Built in 1935, it was one of the first buildings designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen and one of the earliest Modernist buildings in Copenhagen. Stiftsprovstsboligen (No 8), located on the corner of Store Kanikkestræde ,

1102-606: Was built in 1841 as official residence for the provost ( Stiftsprovst ) at Church of Our Lady. The house and a section of wall shielding the courtyard from the street was listed in 1939. No. 11 (1828), No. 12–14 (1839), No. 13 (1831), No. 15 (1834), No. 16 (1732), No. 17 (1851), No. 18 (1734), No. 19 (1836), No. 20 (1811), No. 21 (1836), No. 12 (1835), No. 24 (1857), No. 25–27 (13–15), No. 26 (1809), No. 28 (1814–51), No. 29 (1810), No. 30—32 (1809/1823), No. 34–36 (1812), No. 38 (1827) and No. 40–42 (1828) are also listed. The Neo-Baroque building with

1140-501: Was consecrated by Absalon's successor, bishop Peder Sunesen  [ Wikidata ] (c. 1161–1214) on Annunciation Sunday in March, which became the church's traditional feast day. The church was built in Romanesque style with its half-rounded arches inside and out. In 1314, a fire destroyed the limestone church so completely that it was rebuilt in the popular new building material of

1178-403: Was considered a natural second phase in the pedestrianisation of the area after the closure of Strøget in 1962. The most notable building in the street is the former Copenhagen University Library . It was completed in 1861 to a Historicist design by Johan Daniel Herholdt . No. 4–6 is the former Metropolitan School from 1811–15. It was designed by Christian Frederik Hansen who

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1216-418: Was designated Denmark's National Cathedral in 1924. Its relatively recent cathedral status stems from the splitting of Zealand (Sjaelland) into two Lutheran dioceses in 1922. Major renovation organized by Professor Vilhelm Wohlert (1920–2007) in 1977–79 removed various additions that had accrued in the interior of the church over the years. Marcussen & Søn built a new large central organ in 1995, with

1254-466: Was designed by Gustav Friedrich Hetsch . It is located across the street from Copenhagen Central Library. The two-story building on the corner with Peder Hvitfeldts Stræde is a former Latin school associated with the Church of Our Lady . The building is from 1821. 55°40′51″N 12°34′25″E  /  55.6809°N 12.5736°E  / 55.6809; 12.5736 Fiolstr%C3%A6de Fiolstræde

1292-554: Was established early on. In 1479, parts of the church school received a charter and become the University of Copenhagen. Professors were brought from Cologne, Germany . The international faculty widened Denmark's exposure to the great ideas and philosophies of the day. The university challenged the growth of the Protestant movement, but was eventually closed. By 1537 it reopened as a centre for Lutheran studies. The Protestant Reformation

1330-463: Was hard on St. Mary's. Citizens of Copenhagen had elected to follow Luther, but Roman Catholic officials at St Mary's tried to maintain the church as a centre of Catholic resistance to change in Copenhagen. By royal decree both Roman Catholic and Lutheran priests were commanded to use the church jointly, which incensed the majority of Copenhagen's population. On 27 December 1530 hundreds of citizens stormed St. Mary's, destroying every statue and dismantling

1368-484: Was located on the highest point near the new town of Havn, later Copenhagen . Absalon was the bishop of Roskilde (Zealand), Denmark's capital of that era, and spent most of his life securing Denmark from foreign attacks. He built many churches and monasteries, while also founding Copenhagen as Denmark's Baltic port city. Named archbishop of Lund in 1178, Absalon accepted only under threat of excommunication. St. Mary's construction continued sporadically until 1209, when it

1406-407: Was located on the south side of Store Skidenstræde. At some point, Store Skidenstræde became colloquially known as Krystalgade. The name ( Cristal Gade ) is seen on Gedde's map of Copenhagen from 1757 where it is given as an alternative to Skidenstræde. The full length of the street was paved with cobblestones in 1818. House owners in the street then filed a formal request with Danish Chancellery that

1444-399: Was until the 17th century dominated by green areas, and the name more likely refers to the violet flower (Danish: viol) rather than the fiddle (Danish: fiol). The section from Nørre Voldgade to Krystalgade was originally called Store Fiolstræde (Large Violet Alley) while the section from Krystalgade to Skindergade was called Lille Fiolstræde (Small Violet Alley). Ludvig Holberg lived

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