page_title: Round church
hierarchical_section_title: Round church
context_page_description: A round church is a special type of church construction, having a completely circular plan. There are many Nordic round churches in Sweden and Denmark and were popular church constructions in Scandinavia in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
  Round churches should not be confused with the older types of round-tower church constructions. Churches with many-sided polygonal shapes are colloquially referred to as round as well.
context_section_description: A round church is a special type of church construction, having a completely circular plan. There are many Nordic round churches in Sweden and Denmark (notably the island of Bornholm) and were popular church constructions in Scandinavia in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
  Round churches should not be confused with the older types of round-tower church constructions.  Churches with many-sided polygonal shapes (such as the 16-sided example in Richmond, Vermont, USA) are colloquially referred to as round as well.
caption: Østerlars Round Church, Bornholm, Denmark
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