Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen

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Church of Our Saviour

The Church of Our Saviour (Danish: Vor Frelsers Kirke) is a church in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is characterized by its black and golden spire and the numerous church bells, which can play melodies.

The spire is open for visitors who can walk on the outside of it and get a spectacular view over Copenhagen. The church is mentioned in Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

The church of our saviour was built in the late 1600's, a time where church construction in Denmark stood still. Opposed to other danish churches, The Church of Our Saviour has a dutch barok-style.

The church's architect, Lambert van Haven was the "generalbygmester" of the the king. He drew the church in 1682, and never got to see his church fully constructed because of his death in 1695. The legend tells us that he jumped to his death from the spire of the church, but since the spire was built almost 50 years after his death, the story does not match the facts.