| Sæby,
Hornsherred - Church and Vicarage Sjælland, Denmark |
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| The church in Sæby, as it
now appears, was a substantial renovation and rebuilding in 1824 in a
mixture of Neo-classical and Neo-Gothic style. The original
Romanesque church from the latter half of the 12th century was built of tufa stone, but what remains of those walls have been completely covered
outside and in by a shell of yellow bricks. The chancel and apse were
completely rebuilt, and transepts were added which did not exist before.
The architect was Jørgen Hansen Koch, a pupil of the celebrated
neo-classical architect C.F. Hansen who designed
Christiansborg
Chapel and the rebuilt
Copenhagen cathedral. Several artists from the Golden Age of Danish art (first half of 19th Century) have contributed to the interior, pictures here. |
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| Memorial on the south wall (see third picture in row above). From 1798, it states that here below rests Ole Hansen Winther, parish clerk for 40 years, the memorial being given in honour by his two surviving sons Hendrich and Iver Christian Winther, so that he may lie forever without removal. | ||||
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| Beside the church, the vicarage from 1826. It is in the typical shape of an old Danish farmhouse, consisting of three wings, half-timbered and with thatched roofs. | ||||
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