GIORGIO @ THE MARBLE CHURCH MARMORKIRKEN COPENHAGEN 2009

Description

of a member of the House of Oldenburg. Frederik's Church has the largest church dome in Scandinavia with a span of 31m. The dome rests on 12 columns. The inspiration was probably the Pantheon in Rome. The foundation stone was set by king Frederick V on October 31, 1749, but the construction was slowed by budget cuts and the death of Eigtved in 1754 and in 1770 the original plans for the church were discarded by Johann Friedrich Struensee. The church was left incomplete and stood in spite ...