Our Lady's Church
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Our Lady's Church is a stone church that was built in about 1200. Besides Nidaros Cathedral and Lade Church, this is the only church from medieval Trondheim that has survived to this day. From the 15th century onwards, the church has been referred to as Our Lady's Church. The church has been ravaged by fire several times, but has been rebuilt each time. The church has an original inscription in the wall which states that the church was given to Saint Mary and is referred to as the younger Mary church. The tower you see was completed in 1742 and at the time had a flat roof with a viewing pavilion. Both the exterior and interior are characterized by the over 800 years of history that the building represents, but both the art, sculptures and interior testify to the strong significance the church had for the local population. Around the church there was originally a cemetery, but the town grew and pushed closer to the church. The last burial took place in 1830 and the cemetery was closed a few years later. Today, the area is laid out as a park where some of the old supports are still intact. In the basement, there are still several elaborate burial vaults that are referred to as Trondheim's catacombs.