Experts' Choice Award Katolsk Vor Frue Kirke
What the experts agree on
Medieval layers define this former Dominican abbey church, where a 12th-century Romanesque crypt—Scandinavia's oldest vaulted space—sits beneath 15th-century Gothic architecture and a stunning Renaissance altarpiece by Claus Berg.
“The church of Our Lady, the former abbey church of a Dominican monastery, was built between the 13C and the 15C. There are traces of frescoes and a magnificent altarpiece by Claus Berg....”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet "Founded in 1191 and rebuilt three times after devastating fires, Copenhagen's neoclassical cathedral dates from 1829. Designed by CF Hansen, its lofty, vaulted interior houses Bertel..." Full review
Frommer's ""Our Lady" is actually three churches in one...because of all these multiple layers beneath the surface, Von Frue Kirke is often likened to a Russian matryoshka doll." Full review
