6. Sankt Ansgars Kirke

COPENHAGEN.   Commissioned in 1774 by Austrian Empress Maria Theresia, this Catholic church was not completed until some 70 years later. The neo-Romanesque church boasts a beautiful, colorful apse and an interesting history. For example, the Danish government denied Catholics the right to toll bells for mass until 1849. As a result, a bell tower was not added until 1943. The onsite museum documents the history of the Catholic Church in Denmark, which dates back to 1654.   (© 10Best)

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