tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14279610.post112075730440176519..comments2022-03-30T01:15:44.670+01:00Comments on ChurchCrawls: Copenhagen's Wierd towersChurchCrawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605372305760873039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14279610.post-51064119177834259002015-11-30T02:12:19.117+00:002015-11-30T02:12:19.117+00:00I wouldn't feel too bad about getting vertigo ...I wouldn't feel too bad about getting vertigo -<br />Jules Verne included a story about the spire in his book Journey to the Centre of the Earth, whereby some of the characters climb to the top of the tower to try and cure their fear of heights. This <a href="http://www.vorfrelserskirke.dk/taarnet#Slideshow" rel="nofollow">church web page</a><br /> has an extract from the book and a picture of the scene. Note however that the illustration in the book shows the spiral as clockwise rather than anti-clockwise as it should be.<br /><br />Personally I'm definitely good at heights and I declined to climb the outside of the tower - I regretted it afterwards, but now that I know that someone who is normally good with heights got vertigo I feel a bit better.<br /><a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMHEVT_Church_Of_Our_Saviour_Spire_Copenhagen_Denmark" rel="nofollow">link</a><br /><br />Dave<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14279610.post-69765615415772849892008-01-18T12:13:00.000+00:002008-01-18T12:13:00.000+00:00The roof vas destroid in 1807 but Nelson died in 1...The roof vas destroid in 1807 but Nelson died in 1805, good job.<BR/>Erling Poulsen, RundetaarnErling Poulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074597492837385209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14279610.post-1166042509912157302006-12-13T20:41:00.000+00:002006-12-13T20:41:00.000+00:00"was built in 1636, in brick and is circular. You ..."was built in 1636, in brick and is circular. You can ascend the tower for a fine view of the city which we did."<BR/><BR/><B>TRINITATIS CHURCH HAS NO TOWER</B><BR/><BR/><BR/>google Rundetaarn or Rundtårn<BR/><BR/> <BR/>The Tower <BR/>Rundetaarn (The Round Tower) was built on the initiative of King Christian IV (1588-1648) with Hans Steenwinkel the Younger as the architect. On July 7th -1637, the foundation stone for Rundetaarn was laid. The tower was the first stage of the Trinitatis complex, which was to gather three important facilities for the scholars of the seventeenth century: <B>an astronomical observatory,</B> a student church and a university library, <I>which was in the roof of the church until destroyed by the english with Lord Nelson</I><BR/><BR/>The present telescope is from 1929 and is open to the public every Tuesday and Wednesday evening in winter<BR/><BR/>It is the oldest preserved observatory in EuropeHugh Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226946909815324207noreply@blogger.com