Roskilde Cathedral
The Cathedral is the most important church in Denmark, the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is due to two criterias: the architecture of the Cathedral shows 800 years of European architectural styles, and it's one of the earliest examples in Scandinavia of a Gothic cathedral to be built in brick, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathedral incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. The Cathedral has been the main burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. As such, it has been significantly extended and altered over the centuries to accommodate a considerable number of burial chapels and the many added chapels shows different architectural styles.
Roskilde Cathedral
The Cathedral is the most important church in Denmark, the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is due to two criterias: the architecture of the Cathedral shows 800 years of European architectural styles, and it's one of the earliest examples in Scandinavia of a Gothic cathedral to be built in brick, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathedral incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. The Cathedral has been the main burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. As such, it has been significantly extended and altered over the centuries to accommodate a considerable number of burial chapels and the many added chapels shows different architectural styles.