Hand and arm of sculpture and clock face, Church of our Saviour (Vor Frelsers Kirke), Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia

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Baroque church completed in 1695, most famous for helix spire with an external winding staircase that can be climbed to the top. Designed by Lambert Van Haven and the spire by Lauritz de Thurah. The black and golden spire has an external staircase that winds four times counterclockwise around it. It is a timber framed structure with an octagonal base. A gilded railing marks the external staircase with 150 steps to the top.

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Size: 4956px × 3034px
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo credit: © HelloWorld Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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