Architecture

Northern Jelling Mound, west elevation

Jelling, Southern Denmark, Denmark

Thyras høj [Danish]
Dronning Thyras Høi [Danish]
Northern Jelling Mound, west elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Northern Jelling Mound

Architecture: Northern Jelling Mound

full/alternative names
Thyras Mound
built
around 950 to 965
culture
Danish, Viking
work type by function
burial mound, archaeological site
material
earth-fill
patronage
Gorm the Old

Specifications

Specifications: Northern Jelling Mound

height
7.5 m
diameter
60.0 m

Geography

Europe » Northern Europe » Kingdom of Denmark » Denmark » Southern Denmark » Vejle Municipality » Jelling Sogn » Jelling
local language location name
Jelling, Danmark [Danish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
type
cultural
criteria
III
designation
extension
reference
697bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
6,292 × 3,585  pixel
53.3 × 30.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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