Immanuel Church, Copenhagen

Immanuel Church
Church of Christ seen from across the street
55°40′35.9″N 12°33′4″E / 55.676639°N 12.55111°E / 55.676639; 12.55111Coordinates: 55°40′35.9″N 12°33′4″E / 55.676639°N 12.55111°E / 55.676639; 12.55111
Location	20A Forhåbningsholms Alle Frederiksberg, Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Architecture
Status	Church
Architect(s)	Andreas Clemmensen
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1892
Completed	1893 (tower: 1905)
Specifications
Capacity	400 seats
Materials	Brick
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Copenhagen

Immanuel Church is a church in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It belongs to Københavns Valgmenighed and Vartov Valgmenighed, two Grundtvigian congregations under Church of Denmark. The building was designed by Andreas Clemmesen and completed in 1893. The artists Niels and Joakim Skovgaard and Niels Larsen Stevns, all three members of the congregation, decorated the church building, providing a series of glass mosaics above the entrances as well as the church furnishings.

History

The church was built for the first Grundtvigian concregation in Denmark which had separated from the Vartov congregation. The congregation first assembled at a local folk high school on Cjr. Winters Vej, but soon began construction of the new church which was consecrated on 29 October 1893. The detached clock tower was designed by af R. V. Rue in 1904 and completed in 1905 together with some of the surrounding features.^[1]

Architecture

The semi-circular choir seen from the east

The church is built in large red brick of the type in Denmark known as Munkesten in a Romanesque Revival style inspired by Italian churches in Ravenna and Sienna. It is a rectangular building under a barrel vaulted roof with a semi-circular choir to the east.

The main entrance in the western gable

The round-arched entrance is located in the west gable. It has a tympanum with a glass mosaic. Four additional entrances, two on each side of the building, also have glass mosaics in their tympana. The eastern mosaic on the south side was designed by Niels Skovgaard, while the rest are by Joakim Skovgaard. The north and south sides also have double-height windows. There is a blinded, ornamental gallery with 11 arches supported by columns above the main entrance on the west gable, and even further up a double, round-arched opening.

Interior

The altarpiece

The altarpiece is a painting by Niels Skovgaard with an intricately decorated wooden frame carved by Poul S. Christiansen, Johannes Kragh og Niels Larsen Stevns. The front of the altar table is designed by Niels Skovgaard. The altar carpet,—decorated with lilies and crocuses, was designed by Joakim Skovgaard. The organ was made by A. H. Buch and dates from 1896.

Other decorative features include several reliefs of religious subjects by Joakim Skovgaard, Niels Skovgaard and Christian C. Peters (who produced a cast of an original from 1867 in Marvede Church).

Gallery

The mosaic above the main entrance
The mosaic above the south-east door
The mosaic above the south-west door
The mosaic above the north-west door
The mosaic above the north-east door

References

↑ "Immanuelskirken" (in Danish). nordenskirker.dk. Retrieved 2012-05-23.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Immanuelskirken (Frederiksberg Kommune).

Panorama of the church

Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

Frederiksberg Municipality

Localities	Diakonissestiftelsen Flintholm Porcelænshaven UCPH Frederiksberg Campus The White Houses

Streets and squares	Åboulevard Allégade Bülowsvej Falkoner Allé Finsensvej Frederiksberg Allé Frederiksberg Bredegade Frederiksberg Runddel Gammel Kongevej Godthåbsvej H. C. Ørsteds Vej Nordre Fasanvej Nyelandsvej Peter Bangs Vej Pile Allé Rosenørns Allé Roskildevej Sankt Thomas Plads Søndre Fasanvej Smallegade

Parks and open spaces	Frederiksberg Gardens Lindevangsparken Royal Danish Horticultural Society's Garden Solbjerg Park Cemetery Søndermark Cemetery Søndermarken

Culture and attractions	Bakkehuset Betty Nansen Theatre Cisternerne Copenhagen Zoo Danish Revue Museum Forum Frederiksberg Town Hall Kedelhallen Møstings Hus Storm P. Museum

Education	Copenhagen Business School Frederiksberg Gymnasium UCPH Frederiksberg Campus UC Diakonissestiftelsen

Churches	Flintholm Church Frederiksberg Church Frederiksberg Palace Chapel Godthaab Church Immanuel Church Mariendal Church Solbjerg Church St. Luke's St. Mark's St. Thomas'

Other landmarks	Frederiksberg Courthouse Frederiksberg Hospital Frederiksberg Palace Gimle Josty Lorry Radiohuset Rolighed Store Godthab

Railway and metro stations	Fasanvej Station Flintholm Station Forum Station Frederiksberg Station Fuglebakken station KB Hallen station Lindevang Station Peter Bangs Vej station

History	Falkonergården Frederiksberg Incineration Plant Ladegården

Churches in Copenhagen, Denmark

City Centre	St. Alban's Alexander Nevsky Church St. Andrew's St. Ansgar's Christian's Church Christiansborg Chapel Frederik's Church Garrison Church Church of Holmen Holy Ghost Jerusalem Church Our Lady St. Paul's St. Peter's Reformed Church Trinitatis Church

Amager	Dragør Church Hans Tausen's Church Nathanael's Church Philip's Church St. Anne's Church Simon Peter's Church Store Magleby Church Sundby Church

Bispebjerg	Grundtvig's Church

Brønshøj-Husum

Frederiksberg	Frederiksberg Church Frederiksberg Palace Chapel Godthaab Church Immanuel Church Mariendal Church Solbjerg Church St. Luke's St. Mark's St. Thomas'

Nørrebro	Anna Church Bethlehem Church Brorson's Church St. John's St. Stephen's

Valby	Jesus Church

Vesterbro/Kgs. Enghave	Church of Christ Elijah's Church St. Mathew's

Østerbro	Church of the Free Port Gustaf Church Isaiah Church Kildevæld Church St. Augustine's Church St. James's Zion's Church

Surroundings	Bagsværd Church Roskilde Cathedral

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.