Roskilde Cathedral

Roskilde Cathedral, in the town of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in jap Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The first Gothic cathedral to be constructed of brick, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic fashion in the course of Northern Europe. Constructed at some stage in the twelfth and 13th centuries, the cathedral consists of both Gothic and Romanesque architectural capabilities in its design. Until the twentieth century, it become Zealand's best cathedral. Its dual spires dominate the skyline of the metropolis. The cathedral has been the primary burial site for Danish monarchs because the 15th century.

As such, it's been appreciably extended and changed over the centuries to deal with a tremendous variety of burial chapels. Following the Danish Reformation in 1536, the bishop's house become moved to Copenhagen whilst the name was changed to Bishop of Zealand. Coronations normally happened in Copenhagen's Church of Our Lady or in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace.