Garrison Church, Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark
The Garrison Church, also known as Garnisonskirken, is a Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a Baroque building with red brick walls, a tall square tower topped by a green copper spire, and a grey slate roof, featuring arched windows and a central stone doorway with a carved emblem.
The church was built for the Copenhagen garrison and was inaugurated in 1706, replacing earlier military chapels. It was designed by Georg Philip Müller and later modified by Wilhelm Friedrich von Platen, and underwent a major restoration in the 1950s and 1960s that returned the interior to a more original appearance.
The church is known locally as Garnisonskirken and serves as a place of worship for the Danish military, with services that often include military personnel. Visitors may notice the two-tiered galleries along the walls, which were designed to seat soldiers, and the marble altarpiece from 1724 with its central crucifixion relief.
The church is located at Sankt Annæ Plads in central Copenhagen, easily reached on foot or by bike from nearby areas. Visitors can enter through the main door on the square, and the interior is accessible for wheelchairs; it is best to visit during daytime hours when the church is open for visitors.
The church's official name is Den Herre Zebaoths Kirke, though it is almost always called Garnisonskirken. The organ facade from 1724 was given a festive marble painting in red with gilded details and the monogram of Queen Margrethe II when a new organ was installed in 1995.
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