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At 93 metres from west door to apse, Aarhus Cathedral is the longest church in Denmark, and its 96-metre tower makes it the tallest as well. Officially the church of St Clemens - patron saint of sailors, a fitting dedication for a building that originally stood almost on the beach of Aarhus Bay - it dominates Store Torv in the heart of the old town and serves as the mother church of the Diocese of Aarhus. Construction began in the 1190s under Bishop Peder Vognsen of the powerful Hvide family, o...