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| The 3 painted vases across the street from the Roskilde Train Station |
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| Shopping street in Roskilde. Many post-Christmas sales, and lots of bikes! |
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| Cemetery in Roskilde |
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| Roskilde Station --this is where I catch the train every morning on my way into CPH |
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| Roskilde Domkirke (Roskilde Cathedral) |
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| The Royal Palace in Roskilde (where royalty reside when they visit Roskilde) |
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| Royal Palace |
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| Inside Roskilde Domkirke! This is the golden altarpiece, which dates back to 1560. It depicts biblical scenes from the New Testament. |
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| The Bible on the altar. |
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| Christian IV's Chapel. |
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| Queen Margrete I in the Chancel (the royal burial place). |
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| Christian IV's Chapel. |
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| Fresco of the Virgin Mary. |
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| A model of the glass sarcophagus which the present Queen Margrethe will one day be laid to rest in. |
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| The Chapel of Magic -- my favorite room! |
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| Christian I's sepulchre in the Chapel of Magic. |
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| Close up of sepulchre. |
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| The marked heights of Danish royalty who visited the Chapel of Magic throughout the ages. |
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| Frescoes on ceiling in Chapel of Magic. |
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| Christian the 7th's coffin. |
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| The famous clock! Every hour Saint George kills the dragon and it lets out a wail. The 2 figures on the left ring the bell. (Yes, I stayed to watch it! The sound is a bit horrifying.) |
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| From upstairs in the back. |
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| Me and my housemate, Molly! |
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