The tower of Our Saviour's Church | Copenhagen, Denmark

            "Se din by fra tårnets top
ta' f.eks. ud til Frelserkirken
og så snegl dig op
mærk vinden suse i dit hår
den kommer måske helt ude fra Klampenborg"

The spire of the church was consecrated in 1752, more than 50 years after the building of the church had been completed. After more than 250 years as an internationally noted landmark of Copenhagen, the tower and spire now stand in all their splendour following the last great restoration in the 1990s. The city has grown in the meantime, but the view from the tower of Our Saviour's is still the best in town - and the most frightening. It has always been regarded as somewhat of a manhood test to climb up and touch the globe on the summit. That the whole spire is built of oak which can shake a little in a strong wind, adds to the sinking feeling as one stands at the top.

The spire consists of an external staircase with four twists, starting from the gallery and continuing all the way up. On the way towards the top, the visitor is protected by a gilded iron grating. At the top is a gilded globe from which the gilded figure of Christ with banner looks out over the city.

FYI: I am too frightened to climb that high.
   

Taken in: Denmark / Capital / Christianshavn (show map)

Taken on: May 3, 2021

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Tårn

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