Mariendal Church

Mariendal Church
Church of Christ seen from across the street
55°41′31.1″N 12°32′4.4″E / 55.691972°N 12.534556°E / 55.691972; 12.534556Coordinates: 55°41′31.1″N 12°32′4.4″E / 55.691972°N 12.534556°E / 55.691972; 12.534556
Location	17 Nitivej Frederiksberg, Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Architecture
Status	Church
Architect(s)	Thorvald Jørgensen
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1908
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Copenhagen

Mariendal Church (Danish: Mariendals Kirke) is a church in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

Mariendal parish was disjoined from that of St. Thomas' in 1905 when the owners of the Mariendal estate, Niels and Thora Josephsen, donated the building site and most of the funds needed for constructing the church and the parish hall. The street name Nitivej is a concentration of the couple's initials, "NJTJ". The Copenhagen Church Foundation erected a temporary church in cocolith, a mixture of fibers from coconut and plaster, which was moved to a new church project in 1908.^[1]

Architecture

The present Mariendal Church is built to a Historicist design. It stands on a granite plinth and a rose window and a loggia dominate the facade.

Interior

The barrel vaulted church room has a carved choir pulpit and wooden galleries in Art Nouveau style on three sides. In a crypt under the choir rest the remains of Niels and Thora Josephsen. Knud Larsen's original altarpiece has been integrated in a new decoration of the church's choir which was carried out in 1988 by artist Mogens Jørgensen.^[1]

The font by Siegfried Wagner is in granite with bronze-plate. The altar silver is endowed with jewels from Thora Josephsen's personal jewellery.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Mariedals Church – 1908". AOK. Retrieved 2010-01-04.

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

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