The striking, twin-towered cathedral is equally impressive inside and out, with frescoes, painted over five years (1908–13) by artist Joakim Skovgaard, evocatively portraying the story of the Protestant Bible. In 1876 the cathedral was almost entirely rebuilt, becoming the largest granite church in Scandinavia (an enduring claim to fame). The crypt is all that survives from its birth date, 1100.
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Viborg Domkirke
Central Jutland
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Randers' most-visited attraction is this dome-enclosed tropical zoo ('regnskov' means rainforest), where the temperature is always a humid 20°C to 30°C …
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Four kilometres southeast of Randers' town centre is the Elvis Presley Museum, housed in a replica Graceland mansion (double the size of the original)…
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Just outside the cathedral, this museum highlights further work of cathedral artist Joakim Skovgaard, among other works by his family and his…
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The old part of town lies just to the north and west of the cathedral. Sankt Mogens Gade has a charming pocket of homes from the mid-16th century,…
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