Church of Holmen, Copenhagen (Denmark)
The Holmen Church is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563 it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between Margrethe II of Denmark the current queen of Denmark and Prince Henrik in 1967. It is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade and contains artwork by among others Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander.
Holmens Kanal 21 1060 Copenhagen K Denmark
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