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Church of Our Lady Description
(Local Name: Vor Frue Kirke) In Århus, northwest of the cathedral in Vestergade stands the Church of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke), built in the 13th-15th century. Originally part of a Dominican priory, it is now a purely Gothic building with frescoes and a magnificent altar-piece from the workshop of Claus Berg (1520).

In 1955, in the course of excavation work beneath the choir of the Church of Our Lady, a little church built of tuff stone was found. After careful restoration this old vaulted krypta is now a church within a church.

The chapter-house which served as an old people's hospital from the Reformation was also dedicated as a church, so there are now three churches in all. The chapter house is
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Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art;  Architecture - Gothic;  Christian sites
Address
Vor Frue Kirke / Church of Our Lady
Vestergade 21
DK-8000 Århus
Denmark
Hours
September 1 to April 30
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Closed14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0012:00
May 1 to August 31
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Closed16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0014:00
Cost
FREE
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
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