The Marble Church of Freferick

Frederick's Church, popularly known as The Marble Church (Danish: Marmorkirken) is a church in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of Amalienborg Palace. The church was designed by the architect Nicolai Eigtved in 1740 and was along with the rest of Frederiksstaden, a district of Copenhagen, intended to commemorate the 300 years jubilee of the first coronation of a member of the House of Oldenburg. It has the largest church dome in Scandinavia with a span of 31m, though there are three larger domes elsewhere in Europe. The dome rests on 12 columns. The inspiration was probably St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The church was left incomplete and, in spite of several initiatives to complete it, stood as a ruin for nearly 150 years. The present version of the church was designed by Ferdinand Meldahl and it was opened in 1894. A series of statues of prominent theologians and ecclesiastical figures, including one of the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard (who incidentally was very critical of the established church by the end of his life), encircles the grounds of the building.

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Biserica de Marmură (în mod oficial numită Biserica Frederick) este aliniată astfel încât să fie văzută din piaţa Amalienborg. A fost construită conform planurilor arhitectului Nicolai Eigved în 1740 şi s-a dorit să comemoreze 300 ani de domnie ai casei Oldenburg. Biserica are cel mai mare dom din Scandinavia şi al patrulea din Europa, fiind inspirat de cel al Basilicii Sf. Petru din Roma. A stat în paragină 150 de ani şi abia în 1894 a fost inaugurată, planurile fiind modificate de Ferdinand Meldahl. Înăuntru este o serie de statui a unor teologi şi nu numai, printre care celebrul Kierkegaard, care iniţial s-a opus construcţiei.