St. Nicholas Church (Sankt Nicolai Kirke), Svendborg
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St. Nicholas Church is Svendborg's main church and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors. It was built of brick in the early 13th century and its design is inspired by North German architecture.The current church is a three-aisled Romanesque bacilica. The oldest part of the church is the basilica itself, with central and side aisles made of medieval red brick.The large square tower was built in the west at the end of the 15th century.The tower's current copper-clad lantern top dates from 1763.visitsvendborg.com/svendborg/svendborg/sct-nicolai-church-gdk693217
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The church is the oldest surviving building in the city of Svendborg. Built in the first half of the 13th century, it is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers, St. Nicholas.
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