Travelers coming on Linköping Tours, must visit Kaga Church, Linköping. Lying on the west bank of the Stångå, Linköping is the chief town of the province of Östergötland. Kaga Church, Linköping is one of the popular Tourist Attractions in Linköping.
Location of Kaga Church in Linköping
The 12th century Kaga Church, Linköping is located 7 kilometers northwest of Linköping.
Founder of Kaga Church in Linköping
Kaga Church, Linköping was built by King Sverker (d. 1156).
Architecture
Kaga Church, Linköping was built on the old pagan cult site of Allguvi (the “shrine of all the gods”). The church is tastefully decorated with paintings, those in the nave are by Master Amund, those in the choir by his teacher the Master of Risinge.
History
- The building dates from different times:
- Nave- 12th century
- Side building (left)- 17th century
- Side building (right)- 18th century
- The spire was built in the 15th century and was refurbished in 1727 and 1750
- Nave at Kaga Church in Linköping
Kaga Church, Linköping features vault paintings from two epochs: late roman and late gothic. The Roman paintings that are hidden above the present vaults were completed in 3 stages: 1150, end of 1100 and around 1230 A.D.
Apart from Kaga Church in Linköping, the tourists can visit the following attractions of the town:
- Kinda Canal, Linköping
- Linköping Castle, Linköping
- Linköping Cathedral, Linköping
- Air Force Museum / Flygvapenmuseum Malmen, Linköping
- Gamla Linköping - Open-Air Museum, Linköping
- Stångebro Monument, Linköping
- Stora Torget, Linköping
- Vårdsberg, Linköping
- Vreta Abbey, Linköping
Come and make a visit to Kaga Church, Linköping.
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