Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg

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The Church of Our Lady in Kalundborg is a distinctive medieval Danish church renowned for its unique five-towered Romanesque architecture and prominent position in the town’s skyline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque church ⓘ
church building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
category Churches in Kalundborg Municipality ⓘ
Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Romanesque architecture in Denmark ⓘ
constructionStart 12th century ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Church of Denmark ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Roskilde ⓘ
elevation hilltop position above Kalundborg town center ⓘ
floorPlan Greek cross plan ⓘ
founder Esbern Snare ⓘ
hasFeature apse ⓘ
nave ⓘ
transepts ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus protected building in Denmark ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature Romanesque arches ⓘ
vaulted ceilings ⓘ
hasPart central tower ⓘ
four corner towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation listed building in Denmark ⓘ
inception circa 1170 ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Evangelical Lutheran ⓘ
locatedIn Kalundborg ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kalundborg Municipality ⓘ
Region Zealand ⓘ
locatedNear Kalundborg Fjord ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFeature centralized cruciform layout ⓘ
five-towered silhouette dominating Kalundborg skyline ⓘ
one of the most distinctive medieval churches in Denmark ⓘ
numberOfTowers 5 ⓘ
originalDenomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
roofType pitched roof ⓘ
significance important example of centralized Romanesque church design in Scandinavia ⓘ
landmark of Kalundborg ⓘ
towerShape square towers ⓘ
use parish church ⓘ

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Kalundborg → hasLandmark → Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg ⓘ
Kalundborg → hasReligiousBuilding → Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg ⓘ
Kalundborg Castle ruins → locatedNear → Kalundborg Church of Our Lady ⓘ
linked to: Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg
Municipality of Kalundborg → hasHeritageSite → five-towered Church of Our Lady in Kalundborg ⓘ
linked to: Church of Our Lady, Kalundborg