Twisted spire of Baroque Vor frelsers Kirke (Church of our Saints) Cristianshavn Copenhagen Denmark Europe

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The Vor Frelsers Kirke (Church of our Saints) was completed in 1696. The extravagant exterior spiral staircase was added to the otherwise plain church in the mid-eighteenth century. The spire is topped by a golden globe carrying a 3-metre-high Jesus waving a flag.

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Size: 3460px × 4850px
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo credit: © HelloWorld Images / Alamy / Afripics
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