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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)
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Gladsax Church was constructed in the Romanesque style during the 12th century. It was vaulted, and a church tower was added in the 15th century. In 1857, the existing choir was demolished, and instead, three transepts with a new three-sided choir were built. In 1883, the tower was renovated according to designs by Carl Möller.
The nave contains frescoes created by Nils Håkansson in the mid-15th century. However, the paintings in the center of the cross date from 1898 and were copied from the part of the nave closest to the tower. The State Historical Museum notes that the paintings are 'heavily restored, partly repainted; the paintings in the western vault were concealed by the organ and were, therefore, 'copied' in the choir vault - the detailed image of the Fall of Man and Eve receiving her spindle shows fragments from the original painting.'
The ruins of the medieval Gladsaxe Castle are located in a meadow just east of the church.
References:The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.