Lasse Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 St. Bendt's Church is a church in Ringsted, Denmark. Red brick is one of the most common building materials in Denmark. The technique to produce red bricks arrived in Denmark around year 1160. St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted was one of the first red brick churches in Scandinavia. In year 1170 the church was dedicated with great ceremony to Saint Bendt (Benedict of Nursia). The church is built in Romanesque style and houses the tombs of Saint Knud Lavard and many of Denmark´s earlier kings, queens and noblemen. This layout shows the dedication of the church in year 1170. Saint Knud Lavard was canonized during the dedication of the church in year 1170. Saint Knud Lavard (1096-1131) was a very successful and popular Duke of Schleswig. He was the son of King Erik I of Denmark and a an obvious successor to the Danish throne. But he never became king because he was killed by his cousin Magnus. His death provoked a long and bloody civil war. A week after his death his son Valdemar the Great (1131-1182) was born. In year 1157 Valdemar won the civil war and became king of Denmark. The fate of Knud Lavard and his son’s victory formed the background for his canonisation in 1170. During the dedication of the church Valdemar the Great's oldest son Knud VI (1163-1202) was proclaimed co-regent together with his father. Therefore the 7-year-old boy is sitting on a throne with a crown on his head next to his father. The real church can be seen here: More photos of my MOC can be seen here: https://www.flickr.c...157659941927972 . Quote
BrickCurve Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Really impressive. I can't find a flaw with it! Quote
JopieK Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Great job Lasse! Apart from that 'pope' the others seems to be enjoying the skeleton quite much ;) Quote
mediumsnowman Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Awesome job! The curved tower is fantastic and I really like the meandering nature of the path. Edited October 18, 2015 by mediumsnowman Quote
soccerkid6 Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Magnificent recreation! Your rounded roof design is quite effective, and the brick texture of the walls is excellent Quote
GI_Jack Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Great build! Lots of beautiful details. Very impressive! Quote
Gary The Procrastinator Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 A beautiful build, and thank you for the history behind it. Very clean and professional. Huge thumbs up to a great historical and architectural build! :thumbup: :thumbup: Quote
Hive Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Always fun to see mocs of Danish buildings. Nice job! Quote
AardWolf Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Nicely done! I enjoyed the history behind it and you captured the shape of the church perfectly. Quote
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