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Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint - Denmark Anna Church Bjelkes Allé, Copenhagen 1913 - 1928 |
The
Anna Kirke is a Lutheran church in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen,
designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint. The Anna Church was built in
three stages and was completed between 1914 and 1928. The building
consists of three wings and is characterized by the use of red bricks
for the exterior. The two lateral tracts feature stepped gables facing
the street. These two wings flank a U-shaped space in front of the main
wing, serving as a forecourt. The roof is made of red tiles and
features two Flèches with the bells. The brickwork typical for the
works by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint. The building had a difficult
history of origins. It was at the turn of the 20th century, when the
population in Copenhagen grew rapidly, that the city authorities
decided to employ an assistant pastor to wor in St. Stephen's Parish.
This was one of the poorest working-class neighberhoods in Copenhagen,
having its own independent parish only some years later. After
acquiring a cheap plot of land in 1907, it proved difficult to rais
funds for the construction of a church in the poor community. There was
set up an Anna Committee, consisting of women named Anna throughout
Denmark. The Anna Committee endorsed everybody named Anna to danate DKK
1 for the construction of the Church. In 1911 Peder Vilhelm
Jensen-Klint was commissionedto make a design. This design was realized
in the years 1913 to 1914, and the church was named after Anna the
Prophetess. Only a few years later, the church had become too small for
the community, and Jensen-Klint designed the first extension. The
necessary funds had to be raised by the Anna Committe again, and the
extension was completed in 1921. The second and last extension was
carried out from 1924 to 1928. The two extensions correspond to the two
lateral wings at the end of the nave.
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