Roskilde Cathedral
Name of Building
Roskilde Cathedral
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Date the building was designed and/or first built
- 1170: initiated by Bishop Absalon
- 14th - 15th century: chapels were added
-17th century: Christian IVs Chapel added a Renaissance style burial chapel
-18th - 19th century: Frederick Vs chapel added a neoclassical style
-1995: Designated a UNESCO world heritage site
- 20th century: restoration and preservation initiated
- 14th - 15th century: chapels were added
-17th century: Christian IVs Chapel added a Renaissance style burial chapel
-18th - 19th century: Frederick Vs chapel added a neoclassical style
-1995: Designated a UNESCO world heritage site
- 20th century: restoration and preservation initiated
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Bishop Absalon
Culturally Specific Time Period
Renaissance & neoclassical, Denmark
Geo-Location
55.64268867635344, 12.079600626572956
Materials
- Red brick.
- Granite.
- Wood.
- Copper.
- Limestone.
- Sandstone.
- Granite.
- Wood.
- Copper.
- Limestone.
- Sandstone.
Size and/or Scale of Building
- humungous and expansive structure. 86 meters in length and 33 meters in width.
- Tallest point reaches 43 meters.
- Tallest point reaches 43 meters.
Architectural Type
Religious
Formal Style
Gothic Architectural
Building Description
Rosklide Cathedral, a striking monumental structure renowned for its twin spires. It stands as a testament to the earliest displays of Gothic architecture. Constructed with red brick, the building’s tall, narrow windows feature high, symmetrical pointed twin arches. At the rear an extension connects the church to a series of chapels and royal mausoleums. Adjacent to the church is a smaller, connected building with an oval-shaped roof. The roofline of the back section is adorned with copper, while the aged copper displays a green hue.
Image source
image 1,2, & 3: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/695
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1,2 & 3 : creative comments
Student First and Last Name
Kevin Ruiz
Bibliographic references for the item
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre. “Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/392/
Collection
Citation
Bishop Absalon , “Roskilde Cathedral,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/64.
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