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The equestrian statue of Absalon. The statue represents Absalon as a military commander, mounted on a rearing horse, wearing mail and a helmet, holding an axe in his right hand. The statue faces Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen, where Absalon's bishop's castle once stood, but he turns his head to the right, looking in the direction of ...
The equestrian statue of Absalon was designed by Vilhelm Bissen. It depicts Absalon as a military commander, mounted on a rearing horse, wearing a mail, holding an axe in his right hand, and looking towards Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen where he built his castle in 1167.The statue stands on a high plinth which was designed by Martin ...
Absalon (c. 1128 – 21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I ...
Vilhelm Bissen's equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads, facing Christiansborg where his castle once stood . According to the chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Absalon's Castle – sometimes also referred to as "Bishop Absalon's Castle" (Danish: Biskop Absalons borg) or "Absalon's castle by the port" (Danish: Absalons borg ved havn) – was founded in 1167 by Bishop Absalon of Roskilde, who ...
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Equestrian statue of Absalon; S. Stork Fountain This page was last edited on 12 July 2024, at 16:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The underground excavations with the ruins of Absalon's Castle. The first castle on the site was Absalon's Castle, built in 1167 by the bishop Absalon. [1] According to the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Bishop Absalon of Roskilde built a castle in 1167 on a small island outside Copenhagen Harbour.