Reformed Church, Baroque church in Indre By, Denmark
The Reformed Church is a baroque church building on Gothersgade in central Copenhagen, built in red brick with Ionic pilasters and a triangular pediment above the entrance. The interior features carved wooden details and a gallery level that runs along three sides of the nave.
The church was founded in 1689 by Queen Charlotte Amalie, who held Reformed beliefs while her husband, King Christian V, was Lutheran. It was built to serve the growing French-speaking Huguenot and German-speaking communities then living in Copenhagen.
Three congregations hold services here: one in German, one in French, and one in English. Each group follows its own traditions, which gives the church an unusually open character for a single building.
The church sits on Gothersgade, within walking distance of Rosenborg Castle, and is easy to reach from most parts of the city center. It is worth checking service times in advance, as the interior is not always open outside of scheduled worship.
The organ dates to 1724 and was originally installed in Copenhagen Castle before being moved to this church. That makes it one of the few surviving instruments once owned by a Danish royal palace.
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