Editing Roskilde (section)

=== Roskilde Cathedral ===
{{Main|Roskilde Cathedral}}

Located on the site of a 10th-century wooden church, the cathedral was built in the 12th and 13th centuries when the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style was influenced by [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] trends from northern France.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Danske_kirker_R-R%C3%A5/Roskilde_Domkirke|title=Roskilde Romkirke|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=12 December 2014 |language=da}}</ref> It was the first [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] cathedral in Scandinavia to be built of brick, resulting in the spread of this style throughout northern [[Europe]]. With its 39 royal tombs, the cathedral is to this day the burial site for [[List of Danish monarchs|Danish monarchs]]. Since 1995, it has been listed as a [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], encouraging some 100,000 tourists to visit it each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/695|title=Roskilde Cathedral|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=12 December 2014 }}</ref> The cathedral houses a museum on its upper floor, tracing the building's history. A working church, it also hosts concerts throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sogn.roskildedomkirke.dk/gudstjenester/|title=Om Domsognet|publisher=Roskilde Domkirke|access-date=15 December 2014 |language=da}}</ref>