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30 lius (town hall) (PL a. H. 9) with a colonade ol‘ 6 Jonian columns (erected in 1805— 15 by C. F. Hansen). On the architrave is the inscription: »Med Lo v skal man La nd b y g g e « (Justice makes the country strong), Ilie famous introductory words of the Jutland Law of King Valdemar. In the entrance-hall is a plaster-statue of Bishop Absalon, the founder of the city (modelled by Bissen) and on the balcony a bust of Thorvaldsen. (A new Town-hall is in course of erection in the square at the entrance of Frederiksberggade.) Returning past Frede- riksberggade along the side walk to the right past Skinder- gade, Norregade is reached. A few steps along Norregade you have on the left the old. red e p i s c o p a l ma n s i o n , renovated in 189G by the architect Nyrop, and on the right »Vo r Fr ue Ki rke« (Our Ladys church) (PI. (j. 9). At the entrance there are bronze statues of Moses (modelled by Bissen) and David (modelled by Jerichau). Over the portal the frontispiece-frieze by Thorvaldsen viz: St. John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness. Inside of the columns by the same master: Jesus making his entrance into Jerusalem. Vor Frue Kirke, at one lime the most magnificent of our churches, is at present more imposing than truly beautiful. The very spot where the church now stands has been the site of a church in honour of Our Lady since the 12th century. For some centuries it served as the coronation church, was reconstructed several times and has had a number of splendid spires, but these as well as the church itself were sorely tried in the course of years. During the siege by the Swedes the spire was marked by the balls of the enemy, and in the great con­ flagration in 1728 both tower and church were burned. The church was rebuilt, but again levelled to the ground during the bombardment by the Fmglish in 1807. From 1811— 29 the church was rebuilt by C. F. Hansen, who gave it its present heavy and dull appearance. The in­ terior of the church is imposing by its spaciousness and its arched ceiling studded with stars, and when illuminated