Brorson's Church is a church located in the Nørrebro

Nørrebro

Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...

 district of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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. The church is named after Hans Adolph Brorson

Hans Adolph Brorson

Hans Adolph Brorson was a Danish Pietist bishop and hymn writer.Brorson belonged to a clerical family, both of this brothers were energetic and successful Pietist vicars. He began publishing hymns in 1732 while a pastor in southern Jutland...

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History

Brorson's Church was built from 1898 to 1901 to the design of Thorvald Jørgensen

Thorvald Jørgensen

Thorvald Jørgensen was a Danish architect, most known for his design of Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, after it had been destroyed in a fire. His other work mainly consists of churches. He was Royal Building Inspector from 1911 to 1938.-Biography:Thorval Jørgen was born...

 who later designed Christiansborg Palace

Christiansborg Palace

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Architecture

The church is inspired by Byzantine

Byzantine architecture

Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to...

 and late Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

. The plan is cruciform

Cruciform

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 with a square-shaped central tower, and it is built in red brick with corners and details in granite.

A double granite staircase leads up to the main entrance which is located in the south-eastern cross arm. Above its portal, which has a round-arched tympanum

Tympanum (architecture)

In architecture, a tympanum is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, bounded by a lintel and arch. It often contains sculpture or other imagery or ornaments. Most architectural styles include this element....

, there is a large rose window

Rose window

A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery...

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Interior and furnishings

The vault underneath the central tower is decorated with lime frescos depicting Christ surrounded by Evangelist symbols and angels.

In the three windows of the choir, there are glass paintings by Axel Hou and the walls have blinds with verses by Brorson

Hans Adolph Brorson

Hans Adolph Brorson was a Danish Pietist bishop and hymn writer.Brorson belonged to a clerical family, both of this brothers were energetic and successful Pietist vicars. He began publishing hymns in 1732 while a pastor in southern Jutland...

. The altarpiece painting (1903) is by Poul Steffensen. The pulpit and the font are carved in granite by A. Bundgård. The 64-armed candle holder was designed by Erik Herløv in 1951.

Brorson's Church today

Brorson's Church is located in Blågård Parish along with Blågård Church and the Church of the Holy Cross. It is used as a church for children and young people.