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Nikolaj Kirke (Bonus) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/10/2025
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Dette er en Bonus cache til Adventure Lab , AL af samme navn.

Du kan læse mere om Adventure Lab caches, og downloade den særlige app her.

I cachen: Logbog 

Nikolaj 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 .

Nikolaj Kirke ligger i Københavns centrum og er en af de ældste kirker i København. Bemærk de store munkesten og det høje tårn, som dog først blev bygget meget senere. 
Den tilhørende Adventure Labcache - AL, fører dig rundt om kirken, og miljøet omkring er også specielt med en legeplads, fortovsrestaurant og det gamle pissoir, som er åbent i sommerhalvåret.

Nikolaj Kirke blev ikke indviet, og derfor kunne man bruge kirken som kunstudstilling.
I forhallen før du kommer ind til billetsalget med Café, er der toiletter. Det er gratis at gå ind i forhallen, når kirken er åben.

Selve Labcachen er kun udenfor kirken og kan besøges hele døgnet. 
Bonuscachen GCB6RZT er placeret i nærheden, og har du været glad for fremvisningen, så bliver jeg glad for FP.

Turen rundt:

Kilden

Vand er meget vigtig af betydning i religionen, og det har muligvis været en hellig kilde.
Kildefatningen blev opført af M. Nyrup (1849-1921) og Anders Bundgaard (1864- ).
Det var Københavns Kommune der stod for opførelsen.

Svend Aage Tauscher

Kunstmaler, boheme. Født 27. december 1911 - død 1982.

Født i Horsens af enlig mor. Kom på Bredballe Børnehjem. 

Turede rundt i Odense, Randers, København og Vejle. Vibeke Kruse skriver om ham: Han var et utroligt syn, når han usoigneret uden sokker og fyldt med malerpletter på den store frakke, kom gående gennem byen. Tauscher malede op imod 9000 billeder, mange af billederne med Vejle-motiver hænger endnu i vejlensiske hjem.

Hans Egede:

Hans Egede var præst på Lofoten i Norge, da han læste om Grønland, en fjern og forsømt del af det norske rige, hvor der engang havde været både kirker og klostre, men som man ikke havde haft kontakt med siden 1400-tallet. Efter mere end ti års forsøg på at fange kongens opmærksomhed blev han i 1721 udnævnt til missionær i Grønland af kongen over Danmark-Norge, Frederik IV. Hans mål var at genkristne befolkningen og geninddrage Grønland i det dansk-norske imperium. Han grundlagde kolonien Håbets Ø, som blev forladt i 1728, hvor kolonien Godthåb blev grundlagt på fastlandet af en til formålet udsendt guvernør, Claus Enevold Paars. Guvernøren og det udsendte mandskab blev hjemkaldt i 1731. Kun Hans Egede, hans familie og nogle få frivillige blev tilbage, mens den nye konge, Christian VI, overvejede, hvad der skulle ske med det grønlandske projekt. Det blev genstartet i 1733, men efter en koppeepidemi samme år havde hærget Godthåb og hele omegnen, og efter sin kones død i 1735, valgte Hans Egede at forlade Grønland i 1736. Hjemme i København udsendte han to meget velskrevne bøger om Grønland, som begge blev oversat til flere sprog: En missionsberetning (1738) og en beskrivelse af Grønland (1741). Han udsendte også de to første bøger trykt på grønlandsk: en stor ABC (1739) og en katekismus (1742). Han grundlagde det grønlandske seminarium (1737), der uddannede kateketer og missionærer og udgav pædagogisk materiale til brug for missionsarbejdet. I 1740 blev Egede udnævnt til superintendent (biskop) over den grønlandske mission. Han trak sig tilbage i 1747.

Bent Sørensen

Bent Sørensen var en dansk billedhugger, gift med Sigrid Lütken. Han blev malersvend i 1944 og gik på Kunstakademiet indtil 1947. Hans tidlige arbejder var naturalistiske, men under ophold i Paris i 1948 fik han kontakt med konstruktivt arbejdende kunstnere som Ossip Zadkine, og den nonfigurative form var fra 1960'erne hans foretrukne.

Bent Sørensen har arbejdet i mange forskellige materialer, skrot, støbe- og pladejern, cortenstål, bronze og granit. 

Bent Sørensen blev medlem af Den Frie Udstilling i 1958, modtog Eckersbergs Medalje i 1959 og Thorvaldsens Medalje i 1977.

Nikolaj Kirkes historie:

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".

1591 - 1795: KIRKETÅRNET

Kirken blev 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. Det høje kirketårn er 35 meter højt

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.

English:

This is a Bonus cache for Adventure Lab, AL of the same name.

You can read about Adventure Lab caches, and download the special app her.

In the cache: Logbook 

St. Nicholas 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 beautiful view.

There is a lift up and on the ground floor there are toilets and a café.

Nikolaj Church is located in the center of Copenhagen and is one of the oldest churches in Copenhagen. Note the large monk stones and the high tower, which was only built much later. 
This Adventure Labcache - AL, takes you around the church, and the environment around is also special with a playground, sidewalk restaurant and the old urinal, which is open during the summer months.

Nikolaj Church was not consecrated, and therefore the church could be used as an art exhibition.
In the foyer before you enter the ticket office with Café, there are toilets. It is free to enter the foyer when the church is open.

The Labcache itself is only outside the church and can be visited 24/7. 
The bonus cache GCB6RZT is located nearby, and if you enjoyed the display, I'll be happy with FP.

The Tour around:

The spring

Water is very important in religion, and it may have been a sacred spring.
The spring's foundation was built by M. Nyrup (1849-1921) and Anders Bundgaard (1864- ).
The Municipality of Copenhagen was responsible for the construction.

Svend Aage Tauscher

Painter, bohemian. Born December 27, 1911 - died 1982.

Born in Horsens to a single mother. Came to Bredballe Orphanage. 

Toured around Odense, Randers, Copenhagen and Vejle. Vibeke Kruse writes about him:  He was an incredible sight when he walked through the city, unkempt, without socks and covered with paint stains on his big coat.  Tauscher painted close to 9000 pictures, many of the pictures with Vejle motifs still hang in Vejle homes.

Hans Egede:

Hans Egede was a priest in Lofoten in Norway when he read about Greenland, a remote and neglected part of the Norwegian kingdom, where there had once been both churches and monasteries, but with which there had been no contact since the 15th century. After more than ten years of trying to catch the king's attention, he was appointed missionary to Greenland in 1721 by the king of Denmark-Norway, Frederick IV. His goal was to re-Christianize the population and re-incorporate Greenland into the Danish-Norwegian empire. He founded the colony of  Håbets Ø , which was abandoned in 1728, when the colony of Godthåb was founded on the mainland by a governor sent for the purpose, Claus Enevold Paars. The governor and the sent crew were recalled in 1731. Only Hans Egede, his family and a few volunteers remained, while the new king, Christian VI, considered what should happen to the Greenland project. It was restarted in 1733, but after a smallpox epidemic that same year had ravaged Godthåb and the surrounding area, and after the death of his wife in 1735, Hans Egede chose to leave Greenland in 1736. Back home in Copenhagen, he published two very well-written books about Greenland, both of which were translated into several languages: A Mission Report (1738) and a Description of Greenland (1741). He also published the first two books printed in Greenlandic: a large ABC (1739) and a Catechism (1742). He founded the Greenlandic Seminary (1737), which trained catechists and missionaries and published educational material for use in missionary work. In 1740, Egede was appointed superintendent (bishop) of the Greenlandic mission. He retired in 1747.

Bent Sorensen

Bent Sørensen was a Danish sculptor, married to Sigrid Lütken. He became a painter's apprentice in 1944 and attended the Danish Academy of Fine Arts until 1947. His early works were naturalistic, but during a stay in Paris in 1948 he came into contact with constructive artists such as Ossip Zadkine, and the non-figurative form was his preferred form from the 1960s.

Bent Sørensen has worked in many different materials, scrap, cast and sheet iron, corten steel, bronze and granite. 

Bent Sørensen became a member of the Free Exhibition in 1958, received the Eckersberg Medal in 1959 and the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1977.

The History of the Church:

13TH CENTURY: ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH

St. Nicholas Church is one of the oldest churches in Copenhagen and was originally built in the early 13th century. It had neither a tower nor a spire when it was built. Due to its location close to the city's harbor, 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 appointed parish priest at St. Nicholas Church. Tausen was a strong advocate of the Reformation and was called "the Danish Luther".

1591 - 1795: THE CHURCH TOWER

The church became the favorite church of the people of Copenhagen. 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 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, Danish brewer and patron of the arts Carl Jacobsen financed the reconstruction of the spire of Nikolaj Tower. In 1909, an opening ceremony was held to celebrate the new spire. The tall church tower is 35 meters high

1917 - 1978: A CULTURAL CENTER IN COPENHAGEN

PN Rentzmann and his sister had originally intended for the building to be rebuilt to function as a church, but the then mayor of Copenhagen decided that the building should be used for cultural purposes. 

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