Klosterkirken, Horsens

Horsens Klosterkirke was built between 1261 and 1275 and was the northern wing of the city's Franciscan monastery in the Middle Ages. The monastery was founded in 1261 by knight Niels Manderup of Barritskov. Several kings, Erik of Pomerania, Christian I and King Hans, have held meetings and court sessions in the monastery. After the Reformation, Frederik I entrusted it to the citizens of Horsens as a parish church.

The church is built of monks' stone. There are few remains of the oldest church, which consisted only of the nave and chancel - it was heavily rebuilt around 1400, when, among other things, the vaults in the chancel and the tricant staircase tower in the northeast corner were built. After the monastery fire in 1497, the side naves were built, as well as the vaults in the nave. The church is 46.5 m long, of which the choir is 19.7 m. The width of the nave is 17 m and that of the choir 7.5 m.

The church was thoroughly restored, or rather rebuilt, in 1888-92 by H.B. Storck and Hector Estrup. On that occasion the side naves were given separate roofs and the roof ridge was put up. In addition, windows were re-walled and made more regular.