Roskilde Gymnasium
Template:Infobox school Roskilde Gymnasium is a gymnasium (upper secondary school) in central Roskilde, Denmark. It is based in the historical premises of Roskilde Cathedral School, facing the square in front of Roskilde Cathedral. The school has around 900 students and 90 teachers and a wide variety of study programs.
History
It is based in the former buildings of Roskilde Cathedral School which moved to new premises elsewhere in the city in 1969. Roskilde Municipality established a temporary school in the old buildings and in 1979 it was taken over by Copenhagen County under the name Roskilde Amtsgymnasium. The school was taken over by the in 2007 when the Danish counties was abolished in the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform and changed its name to Roskilde Gymnasium.[1]
Campus
The main building facing the cathedral square is from 1842 and was designed by Jørgen Hansen Koch in the Neoclassical style but integrates medieval parts. It has later been expanded several times.[1] Most recently, a new Science Centre has been built in the so-called Latin Garden in 2012. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Roskilde Gymnasiums historie" (in Danish). Kulturstrøget. http://www.roskilde.dk/webtop/site.aspx?p=18034. Retrieved on 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Latinerhaven" (in Danish). Kulturplakaten. http://www.roskilde.dk/webtop/site.aspx?p=17950. Retrieved on 2012-08-01.