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Buildings in Ribe

With its outstanding status as Denmark's oldest and best preserved town, Ribe offers a unique atmosphere. Ribe is one of the few towns in Denmark, which still has a beautifully preserved medieval town centre with old half-timbered houses, cobblestone streets and a beautiful cathedral.

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Hans Tavsens House in Ribe
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Hans Tausens House in Ribe

Which was built in the 1500s and which is the last remains of the bischop's palace, where the Lutheran bishops lived.

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Kannikegården on a summer day
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Kannikegården in Ribe - award winning architecture

Kannikegården were built in 2015 on the location where the old cotton factory stood until it burned down in 2000.

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The Porsborg building in Ribe
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Porsborgs in Ribe - a listed building

Porsborg is located on the square in Ribe and was built after the big fire in 1582. Before 1582 there were four properties on this location.

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Taarnborg in Ribe
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Taarnborg in Ribe - a renaissance house

Taarnborg was built in approximately 1520 by nobleman Oluf Munk. Taarnborg was a bishop's house when H. A. Brorson was bishop in 1741 and it was a bishop's house until 1868.

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Citizens' tower with flag
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Ribe Cathedral's Commoner's Tower

Commoner's Tower is a 52 m high red brick tower built around 1300.

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