⛪ Church of Our Saviour (Copenhagen)
Denmark
About This Sacred Site
The Church of Our Saviour (Vor Frelsers Kirke) is a Baroque church in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, completed in 1695. It is most famous for its helicoidal (spiral) external staircase that winds around the spire 400 steps to the top, where visitors are rewarded with panoramic views of Copenhagen. The gilt staircase, added in 1752, narrows as it ascends and has become one of Copenhagen's most distinctive landmarks.
Key Facts
- •Completed in 1695, with the famous spiral spire added in 1752
- •The external spiral staircase has 400 steps winding to the top of the 90-meter spire
- •Legend says the architect Lauritz de Thurah threw himself from the top when he realized the spiral wound the wrong way — though this is apocryphal
- •The carillon of 48 bells is the largest in northern Europe
- •The ornate Baroque interior features a monumental organ and marble altar
Location
Coordinates: 55.6717, 12.5928
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