Christians Kirke

Christians Kirke is a church on Christianshavn in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Its original name was Frederiks tyske kirke (Frederiks German Church) and it served the large German minority on Christianshavn.

Exterior - Udvendig

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  Seen from Strandgade
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  From west
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  Side view
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  Front
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  From the rear
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  Rear entrance
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  From east
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  Seen from the steeple on Vor Frelsers Kirke.
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  Belfry
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  Entrance
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  Window
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  Entrance to the crypt.
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  Window to crypt

Interior - Indvendig

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  Tower room seen toward the entrance.
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  Ship model Livingstone from ca 1888. Presented to the church in 1938.
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  Plaque to commemorate the time when N.F.S.Grundtvig preached in the church.
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  Anteroom
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  Epitaph for Peter Appleby and wife. Originally in crypt 16, now in anteroom.
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  Epitaph for Peter Frederik Suhm, wife and son. Originally in crypt 25, now in anteroom.
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  Collection box
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  Interior, wide angle.
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  Interior viewed from altar, wide angle.
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  Interior from southeast
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  Combined altar, pulpit and organ.
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  Altar
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  Pulpit
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  Organ
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  Baptismal font
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  Entrance and kings box.
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  Coat of arms of Denmark on the kings box.
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  Cantor's chair.
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  Door to the sakristi.
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  Old collection box on the altar podium, and chairs from the 1700's.
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  Decoration on pew
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  Closed pews
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  Bench with lockable seats
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  Glass chandelier
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  Decoration in center of ceiling.
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  Closed gallery boxes
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  Door to the corridor behind the boxes.
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  Corridor behind the boxes
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  Inside of box
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  Inside of box
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  Stairs to the upper galleries. Eastside of tower.

Churchyard - Kirkegård

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  Churchyard
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  Chapel
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  Gravestone over Cleophas Svenningsen, Head Master and teacher. About 1853.
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  Memorial for Johan Christopher Traugott Behncke, placed over the family grave. About 1829.
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  Memorial for Nicolaus Heinrich Massmann from about 1831.
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  Memorial for C. H. Tøndering and wife. About 1840.

Crypt - Krypt

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  Plan of the crypt with the chapel numbers
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  Entrance
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  Central aisle viewed from entrance
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  Central aisle viewed towards entrance
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  Chapel 2 (front) and 1 (rear). Peter Casse and family.
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  Epitaph over Peter Casse i chapel 2.
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  Chapel 4 (front) and 5 (rear). 4: First J. J. v. Bergen, later Jens Petersen. 5: v. Plessen.
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  Epitaph in chapel 4 over Johann Jürgen von Bergen. From about 1760. Overpainted in 1864 by Jens Petersen. Restored i 1935.
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  Chapel 7 (front) and 6 (rear). 7:J. H. Schäffer. 6: v. Plessen.
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  Chapel 9 (front) and 10 (rear). 9: Heinricy. 10: J. With.
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  Chapel 12 (front) and 11 (rear). 12:Pulowsky. 11: Meinert.
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  Chapel 14 (front) and 15 (rear). 14. Carlsen. 15:Gerlach.
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  Chapel 15b. Countess Christiane Lerche.
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  Chapel 17 (front) and 16 (rear). 17: S. F. Sørenson. 16: Arentsine Caroline Hansen.
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  Chapel 19 (front) and 20 (rear). 19:Meinert. 20: Fenger.
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  Memorial from 1936 over the first priest of the church (1759 - 1785), Josias Jessen Lorch.
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  Chapel 21b. A. H. v. Moltke.
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  Chapel 22 (front) and 21 (rear). 22: The church. 21: Originally Josias Lorch, now the church.
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  Chapel 24 (front) and 25 (rear). 24:H. M. Schøtt. 25: Peter Frederik Suhm and family.
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  Loose nameplate from chapel 26. L.F: Römer.
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  Chapel 27 (front) and 26 (rear). 27:Holst-Hansen and Heinricy. 26: H. F: Hassert
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  Chapel 29 seen from chapel 22. Jacob Holm.
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  Chapel 29 (front) and 30 (rear). 29: Jacob Holm. 30: Sofie Hansen.
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  Chapel 31. The composer Christian Barnekows family.
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  Chapel 32 (front) and 31 (rear). 32: Ambrosiussen. 31: Christian Barnekow.
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  Chapel 34 (front) and 35 (rear). 34: J. C. Hansen. 35: Otto Berg.
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  Chapel 35b. W. G. Nielsen.
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  Chapel 37 (front) and 36 (rear). 37: Nordlien. 36: Bondesen and Tøndering.
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  Epitaph over Christian Jürgensen's family. About 1779.
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  Chapel 39 (front) and 40 (rear). 39: Schroeder. 40: Zinn.
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  Memorial from 1912 with the names of members of the families Zinn and Preisler, who were buried in chapel 40.
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  Chapel 42 (front) and 41 (rear). H. G. Krog.
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  Epitaph over Anne Sophie Krog i chapel 42.
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  Chapel 44 (front) and 45 (rear). Peter Nicolai Heering and family.
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  Chapel 44 and 45 from the side. Peter Nicolai Heering and family.
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  Urn burials under the floor in the central aisle.
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  Urn burials under the floor in the central aisle.

Drawings - Tegninger

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  Plan drawing from 1754
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  Drawing from Pontoppidans Atlas 1764.
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  Plan drawing