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Roskilde is a city 30 km west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,897, the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denm
Roskilde Cathedral
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The former city hall of Roskilde, completed in 1884
Maglekilde Machine Factory (completed 1865)
Roskilde Cathedral
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Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark.
Roskilde
…the administrative council of Roskilde Municipality. Roskilde has a long history, dating from the pre-Christian Viking Age. Its UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral, now housing 39 tombs of the Danish monarchs, was completed in 1275, becoming a focus of religious influence until the Reformation. With the development…
View from the north-west
The cathedral seen from the Bispegården (Bishop's house).
Christian IX's Chapel (right) and Frederik IX's Burial Site (left).
The altar