Roskilde Domkirke

Right behind the organ at Roskilde Domkirke is the entrance to the cathedral museum. It traces the cathedral's history right back to the foundation in the Catholic peiod about 985. The Protestant period begins with the reformation in 1536.

On this site there have been at least three churches - Harald Bluetooth built the first in about 985 as a mausoleum for himself, and it is thought a second church was begun about 1040 by Queen Estrid and completed by Svend Normand who was bishop from 1074-88.

The story of the fire in 1968 is quite dramatic with a fire brigade from Copenhagen reaching the fire in 25 minutes.

Directly opposite the organ is a Royal box and this is a shot of some detail showing carvings from the time of Christian the 4th (1588-1648).