The Lutheran Church of Sweden's Lund Cathedral (Swedish: Lunds domkyrka) is located in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It serves as both the primary church of the Diocese of Lund and the seat of the Bishop of Lund. Dedicated to Saint Lawrence, it was constructed as the Catholic cathedral of the archiepiscopal see of all Nordic nations. It is among Sweden's oldest surviving stone structures.
According to some, Lund Cathedral is "the most powerful representative of Romanesque architecture in the Nordic countries." The cathedral and Lund were part of Denmark when they were built.The cathedral was mostly completed by 1145, when the main altar was dedicated; the western towers were constructed a little later. Its architecture, as expressed via the Rhine Valley, is obviously influenced by modern north Italian architecture. Donatus was the first architect, though it's unclear exactly what part he played in the cathedral's construction. Rich stone sculptures adorned the new cathedral, including two peculiar statues in the crypt known as "The giant Finn and his wife," which have become the subject of a local legend. After the cathedral suffered significant damage in a fire in 1234, Adam van Düren led extensive restoration efforts in the early 16th century. The cathedral experienced deterioration and lost revenue after the Reformation. With the signing of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, the cathedral and the city of Lund were incorporated into Sweden.
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