Kallundborg Kirke

 Fig. 19. Det Indre set mod Koret. Interior looking toward the choir. Kommer man udefra, hvor Kirken med de fem Taarne og de mange udad* og indadgaaende Vinkler virker stor og ret imponerende, forbauses man, ved at træde ind i Kirken, over hvor lille den i Virkeligheden er. Trods den stærke Opdeling af Rummet virker det dog usædvanligt harmonisk paa Grund af de gode Proportioner og velafvejede Enkeltformer, og de mange højtsiddende Vinduer i deres stadigt vekslende Stillins ger, giver Rummet en malerisk og afvekslende Lysvirkning, der fordeler Lys og Skygge under Rummets Hvælvinger paa en egen besnærende Maade. Inden den sidste Restaurering, der hovedsagelig omfattede det Indre, stod Murfladerne her cementpudsede og med Ens kelthederne saaledes forvanskede, at man ikke fik noget tydes ligt eller rigtigt Indtryk af Rummets oprindelige Udseende. Under den sidste Restaurering fremkom saa mange mere eller mindre velbevarede Enkeltheder, at Kirken først nu kan sams menlignes med de øvrige samtidige Teglstenskirker og har kunnet istandsættes i sin oprindelige Skikkelse, idet de Æns dringer som senere Tider har foretaget ved det Indre var saa betydningsløse, at man uden Betænkelighed kunde fjerne dem. Murfladerne staar overalt med Stenenes naturlige røde Fars ve. Den Bemaling med rødt og kridhvide Fuger, som fra Kirs kens Opførelse har præget Murfladerne indtil de sent i Tiden blev hvidkalkede, har man ikke genfremstillet; men hvor Bes Approaching the church and impressed by the magnitude of its external dimensions, its five towers and its many obs tuse and acute angles, one is invariably surprised on entering the building to discover how small it really is. However in spite of the fact that the room is much subsdivided it still makes a very harmonious impression due to its excellent pro= portions and welbbalanced simple forms, while the many loftily and variously placed windows allow an artistic and interschanging effect of light and shade beneath the vaultings which is very charming. Prior to the last restoration which was mainly concerned with the interior, the surfaces of the walls were plastered and the details so changed that it was difficult to obtain a clear or concise impression of the original appearance of the room. Under this last restoration so many more or less well pres served details appeared, that we are now, for the first time, able to compare this church with other contemporary brick churches, restoring it at the same time to its original appearance, for the changes that had been made in the interior in the course of years were so few and so unimportant that they could be removed without hesitation. On all the surfaces of the walls the natural red color of the bricks is retained. The effect gained by painting the bricks red and the joints white, which characterised the cliurch from 17