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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)
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Clau Poveda (5 years ago)
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 Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.
