I cachen: Logbog og nødblyant.
Nicolaj Kirke er ikke blevet indviet, og derfor kunne det lade sig gøre at bruge kirken til andet formål.
Der er nu kunstudstillinger i kirken, og det både i kirkerummet og på 1. og 2. sal hvorfra der også er en flot udsigt.
Der er elevator op og i stueetagen er der toiletter og café .
13. ÅRHUNDREDE: SANKT NIKOLAJ KIRKE
Sankt Nikolaj Kirke er en af de ældste kirker i København og blev oprindeligt bygget i begyndelsen af 1200-tallet. Den havde hverken tårn eller spir, da den blev bygget. På grund af sin placering tæt på byens havn blev den opkaldt efter søfarendes skytshelgen Sankt Nikolaj.
1529: DEN DANSKE REFORMATIONS CENTRUM
I 1529 blev Hans Tausen (1494–1561) ansat som sognepræst ved Sankt Nikolaj Kirke. Tausen var en stærk fortaler for reformationen og blev kaldt "den danske Luther". Nikolaj Kirke blev centrum for reformationen i København, og Hans Tausen holdt den første gudstjeneste på dansk i Sankt Nikolaj Kirke.
1591 - 1795: KIRKETÅRNET
Kirken blev de respektable københavnernes foretrukne kirke. I 1591 fik kirken et spir på 90 m (300 fod) inspireret af hollandsk renæssance. I 1628 væltede spiret til jorden under en vinterstorm. Kirken stod uden spir indtil 1669, hvor den blev genopført.
En af verdens første homoseksuelle ægteskaber fandt sted i kirken i det 18. århundrede.
1795: DEN STORE BRAND
I 1795 udbrød der en brand i København og rasede i tre dage. Byens bygninger stod tæt, og ilden spredte sig hurtigt og endte med at fortære en fjerdedel af alle bygninger i byen. Da ilden nåede St Nicholas Kirke, faldt spiret ned for anden gang i kirkens historie, og ilden efterlod kirken som en ruin. Spiret gennemborede jorden ved siden af skibet, og det blev først fundet et århundrede senere under en udgravning.
1905 - 1917: GENBYGGELSEN
I 1905 finansierede den danske brygger og protektor for kunsten Carl Jacobsen genopbygningen af spiret til Nikolaj Tårn. I 1909 blev der afholdt en åbningsceremoni for at fejre det nye spir. Den permanent sekretær P.N. Rentzmann og hans søster Ida P.N. Rentzmann testementerede deres formue til genopbygningen af St. Nicholas Kirke. Arkitekt Hans Christian Amberg genopførte kirken mellem 1915 og 1917, og dens arkitektur er kendt for sine røde mursten, neobarokke kirkevinduer og 35 meter høje kirke tårn prydet med iriserende grønt kobber. Den oprindelige arkitektur kan ses på ydersiden af bygningen. P.N. Rentzmann boede i en lejlighed i bygningen frem til sin død i 1923.
1917 - 1978: ET KULTURCENTER I KØBENHAVN
P.N. Rentzmann og hans søster havde oprindeligt tænkt at bygningen skulle genopføres for at fungere som kirke, men Københavns daværende borgmester besluttede, at bygningen skulle bruges til kulturelle formål. Bygningen var under Første Verdenskrig hovedkontor for Veterinærrådet, Københavns Folkebibliotek frem til 1958 og var fra 1958 til 1978 et flådemuseum.
Kirkens orgel er bygget af Marcussen & Søn i 1930, og det første mekaniske orgel i Skandinavien.
Indenfor indgangen før billetsalget, som billedet nedenunder, er der nogle briller som fører dig svævende op over kirketårnet og du får også fortællingen om kirkens historie. Det er gratis.
English:
In the cache: Log book and emergency pencil.
Nicolaj Church has not been consecrated, and therefore it could be possible to use the church for another purpose.
There are now art exhibitions in the church, both in the church room and on the 1st and 2nd floors, from which there is also a nice view.
There is a lift up and on the ground floor there are toilets and a café.
13TH CENTURY: CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAJ
Sankt Nikolaj Church is one of the oldest churches in Copenhagen and was originally built in the early 13th century. It had neither tower nor spire when it was built. Due to its location close to the city's harbour, it was named after Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors.
1529: THE CENTER OF THE DANISH REFORMATION
In 1529, Hans Tausen (1494–1561) was employed as parish priest at Saint Nicholas Church. Tausen was a strong advocate of the Reformation and was called "the Danish Luther". Nikolaj Church became the center of the Reformation in Copenhagen, and Hans Tausen held the first service in Danish in Saint Nikolaj Church.
1591 - 1795: THE CHURCH TOWER
The church became the preferred church of the respectable Copenhageners. In 1591, the church was given a 90 m (300 ft) spire inspired by the Dutch Renaissance. In 1628, the spire fell to the ground during a winter storm. The church stood without a spire until 1669, when it was rebuilt.
One of the world's first gay marriages took place in the church in the 18th century.
1795: THE GREAT FIRE
In 1795, a fire broke out in Copenhagen and raged for three days. The city's buildings were densely packed, and the fire spread quickly, eventually consuming a quarter of all the buildings in the city. When the fire reached St Nicholas Church, the spire fell for the second time in the church's history and the fire left the church in ruins. The spire pierced the ground next to the nave, and it was not found until a century later during an excavation.
1905 - 1917: THE RECONSTRUCTION
In 1905, the Danish brewer and patron of the arts Carl Jacobsen financed the rebuilding of the spire of Nikolaj Tårn. In 1909, an opening ceremony was held to celebrate the new spire. The permanent secretary PN Rentzmann and his sister Ida PN Rentzmann bequeathed their fortune to the reconstruction of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Hans Christian Amberg rebuilt the church between 1915 and 1917, and its architecture is known for its red bricks, neo-baroque church windows and 35 meter high church tower adorned with iridescent green copper. The original architecture can be seen on the outside of the building. PN Rentzmann lived in an apartment in the building until his death in 1923.
1917 - 1978: A CULTURAL CENTER IN COPENHAGEN
PN Rentzmann and his sister had originally thought that the building should be rebuilt to function as a church, but Copenhagen's mayor at the time decided that the building should be used for cultural purposes. During the First World War, the building was the headquarters of the Veterinary Council, the Copenhagen Public Library until 1958 and from 1958 to 1978 was a naval museum.
The church organ was built by Marcussen & Søn in 1930, and the first mechanical organ in Scandinavia.
Inside the entrance before the ticket sales, see the picture, there are some glasses that take you flying up above the church tower and you also get the story of the church's history. It's free.
