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.
Hans Tausens House in Ribe
Hans Tausen's House, on the south side of the cathedral of Ribe. The house is from the 16th century and is all that remains of the bishop's residence. The home of of the Lutheran bishops, among them H...
Kannikegården in Ribe - award winning architecture
Kannikegården (Lundgaard and Tranberg 2016) is beautiful and modern award winning architecture on the cathedral square in Denmark's oldest city, Ribe.
Porsborgs in Ribe - a listed building
The visitors centre in Ribe is located in the building Porsborg, built in 1582 - two years after the big town fire.
Taarnborg in Ribe - a renaissance house
The Taarnborg building, in the centre of Ribe, was home to the last Catholic priest in Ribe and to Bishop Brorson.
Ribe Cathedral's Commoner's Tower
In 1283 one of the cathedral's two towers crashes, and the square Commoners' Tower is built as the fortress of the city, using the material and the style of the day.