Saturday, April 3 2010 (Part 3):Staying in the same general area of the Borsen, we crossed one more street, and our next stop was a small church called Holmens Kirke. What a wonderful find this was. We only stopped and peeked in on a whim, but it turned out to be a delightful surprise. And we had the place entirely to ourselves.
This church is relatively simple in design (and so Danish in that regard). On the inside, it has white plaster walls with only an occasional picture or tapestry. The primary
decorative features consisted of an elaborately wood carved pulpit and altar. Perhaps it was the overall simplicity of the space that made these features stand out as they did. The workmanship was incredible and quite unlike anything I can recall seeing before.
But the pulpit was truly the most engaging feature. It's base was a wood carving of Moses holding the 10 Commandments. And around the pulpit itself, there were carvings of each of the 12 Apostles.
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