Hans Tausen's Church

Hans Tausen's Church

Hans Tausen's Church
55°39′53.13″N 12°34′36.06″E / 55.6647583°N 12.5766833°E / 55.6647583; 12.5766833Coordinates: 55°39′53.13″N 12°34′36.06″E / 55.6647583°N 12.5766833°E / 55.6647583; 12.5766833
Location 4 Halfdansgade
Copenhagen
Country Denmark
Denomination Church of Denmark
Architecture
Status Church
Architect(s) Fredrik Appel and Kristen Gording
Architectural type Church
Completed 1924
Specifications
Materials Brick
Administration
Archdiocese Diocese of Copenhagen

Hans Tausen's Church (Danish: Hans Tausens Kirke) is a Church of Denmark parish church in the Islands Brygge neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is named after Hans Tausen, the leading theologian of the Danish Reformation.

History

Islands Brygge Parish was disjoined from Christianshavn Parish on 20 December 1915. A temporary church hall, the current congregation hall (Menighedssal), was inaugurated that same year.[1]

The current church was designed by Fredrik Appel and Kristen Gording. The foundation stone was set on 27 May 1923 and the church was inaugurated on 30 November 1924. The tower was not built until 1936.[1]

Architecture

The church is built in red brick. The interior stands in white-washed brick.

References

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