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- Always a planner, the Queen of Denmark in 2003 commissioned an artist to construct an elaborate glass sarcophagus that she envisioned as the final resting place for herself and her husband.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/queen-margrethe-ii-denmarks-longest-reigning-monarch/103282260Inside the life of Denmark's 'Ashtray Queen' Margrethe II and ...
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Jan 7, 2024 · Always a planner, the Queen of Denmark in 2003 commissioned an artist to construct an elaborate glass sarcophagus that she envisioned as the final resting place for herself and her husband. Reflecting Margrethe's artistic sensibilities, the four-tonne tomb that rests upon silver elephants in Roskilde Cathedral took 20 years to complete.
Apr 25, 2018 · Construction began in 2003 in what was initially a joint sarcophagus for Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, who died earlier this year.
May 4, 2018 · Queen Margrethe II of Denmark may still alive, but her tomb is ready. The Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard has unveiled his sarcophagus for the queen who has been on the throne since 1972.
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Apr 20, 2018 · The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, ordered the construction of her sarcophagus back in 2003. Now, 15 years later and two months after her husband Prince Henrik’s death, the burial chapel is finally ready and parts of it have already been placed in the Roskilde Cathedral.
Apr 10, 2018 · The deliveries included a glass façade weighing several tonnes and a bronze relief that will adorn the top of the sarcophagus, BT reports. A model of how Queen Margrethe's grave will look. Photo: Nikolai Linares/Ritzau Scanpix
Jan 17, 2024 · In 2003, she even commissioned an artist to create a stunning glass sarcophagus that would serve as her final resting place when she passes, reports ABC News. The Queen’s Love One cannot talk about Margrethe II without discussing the love of her life, late husband Henri de Laborde de Monpezat.
Apr 24, 2018 · Named 'Sarkofag' or 'sarcophagus' it features a transparent rounded capsule in cast glass holding two supine figures mounted on pillars topped with silver elephant heads. The base is made of French sandstone, while the three pillars carrying the sarcophagus are made from Danish granite, Faroese basalt and Greenland marble.
