St. Paul's Church — Attraction in Aarhus Municipality

Located at the end of the slightly inclined M. P. Bruunsgade, the church was designed by Vilhelm Theodor Walther, Jutland's royal inspector of buildings, on land which was donated by the textile manufacturer Mads Pagh Bruun on condition the church should look towards the town. As a result, the robust, red brick building with twin towers bearing pyramidal spires has a facade facing north rather than west. The design is based on that of a Romanesque basilica with a long high nave, slightly lower aisles and an apse. The round-arched windows and doors are indicative of the Romanesque approach.

In 1978, a parish hall was attached to the church in a manner similar to that of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam which also has buildings attached to its structure. It was designed by Inger and Johannes Exner as a fan-shaped attachment with a meeting room, confirmation classrooms and offices. It is connected to the apse by means of a foyer with a glazed roof. Built of sharp-edged brick matching the masonry of the church, it is covered with a saddle...

Jeg var til juleaften I sct pauls kirke, da var utrolig dejlig og hyggelig aften, vi fik lækker julemad, julegodter, kaffe med julesmåkager og der var pakkeleg. Under mad hørte vi dejlige og smukke julesalmer og et smukt juletræ stod pynte, som vi dansede omkring. Det er ikke sidste gang at min kammerat og jeg vil holde juleaften I kirke. Tak for en dejlig aften. Mvh Kim Lenler Nielsen...

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