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Is worth a visit alone for the view from the top of the church tower, overseeing the complete town of Ribe, surrounded by flat marshes as far as the eye stretches. The view from above, of the town and the river running through it, gives a good impression of the medieval town.
Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar, a missionary monk from Hamburg, under permission of the pagan King Horik I. The cathedral has experienced several damaging events throughout its long history and has been restored, expanded and decorated repeatedly. As it stands today, Ribe Cathedral is the best preserved Romanesque building in Denmark, but reflects a plethora of different architectural styles and artistic traditions. It ranks among the most popular tourist attractions in Denmark and has been awarded two stars in the Michelin guide.
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Modern office building for the cathedral. Below it is an exhibition featuring the remaining ruins of an 11th-century monastery and some early Christian graves.
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the harbor
The "Johanne Dan" is a 1972 reconstruction of a 1867 ewer, a type of flat bottomed ship specifically designed for the Wadden Sea, built in Ribe. It's stuck at the harbour, since it can't pass under the new road bridge. The harbor also sports a storm surge post, which features several iron rings marking historic water levels, notably the 1634 "Burchardi flood", which reached 1,7 m inside the cathedral.
Ribe Gamle Kirkegård
Opened in 1807, the old cemetery is gradually being transformed into a nice park. Several bishops and other notable folk are buried here.
Ribe Kunstmuseum
Has paintings from Denmark’s Golden Age and the famous Skagen painters.
The head meadow
This meadow is so named because of the old habit of putting the heads of criminals on stakes here. Today it's merely used for events such as fairs and circuses.