Sarcophagus of Queen Margrethe I, the founder and first ruler of kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway after personal union called Kalmar Union, behi

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Sarcophagus of Queen Margrethe I, the founder and first ruler of kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway after personal union called Kalmar Union, behind the main altar in Gothic Roskilde Domkirke (Roskilde Cathedral) built from 1170 to 1280 by Archbishop Absalon, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Roskilde, Denmark. August 9th 2015. It was the first gothic church in Scandinavia to be built of brick and influenced Brick Gothic architecture to the North Europe. The cathedral was and still is a main burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century © Wojciech Strozyk / Alamy Stock Photo

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Size: 2303px × 3461px
Location: Roskilde, Denmark
Photo credit: © Wojciech Stróżyk / Alamy / Afripics
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