St. Mark's Church, Copenhagen
Church in Copenhagen, Denmark
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St. Mark's Church (Danish: Sankt Markus Kirke) is a church at the end of Julius Thomsens Plads in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
| St. Mark's Church | |
|---|---|
| Sankt Markus Kirke | |
St. Mark's Church seen from Julius Thomsens Plads | |
 St. Mark's Church | |
| 55°40′47.6″N 12°33′9.5″E | |
| Location | Frederiksberg, Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Carl Lendorf |
Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1900 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Copenhagen |
History
The church was built from 1900 to 1902 to the design of Carl Lendorf. It was consecrated on 9 November 1902 at a ceremony attended by Bishop Kultus Minister J. C. Christensen.
The area was still quite undeveloped on its completion but the surrounding buildings were built from 1903 to 1904 according to a symmetrical plan by Andreas Clemmensen.[1]
Architecture
The church is a cruciform church built in red brick with inspiration from Byzantine and Romanesque architecture.
Over the main portal there is a mosaic by Oscar Willerup depicting Saint Mark the Evangelist with a quill and a winged lion, his symbol.[2]
In popular culture
The church is used as a location in the 2003 comedy Se til venstre, der er en svensker.[3]
