Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Domkirke
A World Heritage Site and one of Northern Europe's earliest brick-built Gothic cathedrals, where about 40 Danish kings and queens lie buried.
Roskilde Cathedral was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is one of Scandinavia's earliest brick-built Gothic cathedrals. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1995. Since the 15th century it has been the main burial place of the Danish royal family, with about 40 kings and queens interred here. The chapels contain tombs in styles ranging from medieval stone sarcophagi to Baroque and Neoclassical marble mausoleums, together forming a history of the Danish royal house. Admission is about DKK 80. The cathedral is generally open 10:00–17:00 (open on Sunday afternoons, with shorter hours in winter, and closed during services and ceremonies). From Copenhagen Central Station, the train takes about 25 minutes, and it is a 10-minute walk from the station. It is usually combined with the Viking Ship Museum for a half-day or full-day trip.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00 (open Sunday afternoons; shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde
- Frederiksborg Castle
- Home of Carlsberg
- Grundtvig's Church
- Tivoli Gardens
- Torvehallerne
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
- National Museum of Denmark