architecture

Roskilde Cathedral, Chapel of the Magi

Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark

Christian 1.s kapel [Danish]
Helligtrekongers kapel [Danish]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Christian I's chapel
higher-level structure
Roskilde Cathedral
built
1460s
style/period
Gothic
architectural element(s)
chapel
patronage
Christian I of Denmark

Architecture: Roskilde Cathedral

built
1170-1225
culture
Danish
style/period
Romanesque, Brick Gothic
work type by function
1225–1536
Roman Catholic cathedral
since 1536
Protestant cathedral
material
brick, travertine
technique
masonry
architect / constr. phase
1170-1191
contruction of new cathedral around the existing one
1191-1280
continuation of the new building in the Gothic style with significant changes to the original building plan
1225
old cathedral in the inner torn down
1405
towers completed
1443-1463
reconstruction after damages caused by the fire May 14th, 1443
patronage
Absalon, Peder Sunesen

Specifications

Specification: Roskilde Cathedral

width
27.0 m
length
86.0 m
number towers
3
towers
75.7 m
spire
75.7 m
spire
61.0 m
flèche (spire)
Margrethe Spire (Margrethespir)
bells number
6

Geography

Europe » Northern Europe » Kingdom of Denmark » Denmark » Zealand » Roskilde Municipality » Roskilde » Roskilde Domsogn
local language location name
Roskilde, Danmark [Danish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Roskilde Cathedral
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
695rev