Gunderup Church, Gistrup, Denmark

The choir and nave of Gunderup Church were built in the 1100s, but the church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1445. The chapel was added around 1500. The altarpiece is a triptych from 1537-1538. The pulpit dates from 1800s. The Gothic frescoes from around 1500 were revealed in 1930s.

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Per Alsted (2 years ago)
Nice old church with frescoes

Carl Erik Bech (2 years ago)
Nice church. Big kudos to the soloist who sang so beautifully.

Bjarne Noll (3 years ago)
It is a large church to be a village church, but a nice church with a large aisle.

Susanne Gregersen (4 years ago)
A nice place

Claus Villads Rasmussen (5 years ago)
Beautiful church, Himmerland Cathedral

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