Nylars Church

Originally designed for a defensive role, the solid structure contains a series of 13th-century frescos, the oldest of Bornholm's four round churches.

Unlike the round churches of Østerlars and Ols whose masonry is supported by buttresses, Nylars is solidly constructed with walls up to 2 metres thick.

[3] Like the other three round churches on Bornholm, the nave is covered by a ring vault supported by the heavy central pillar built of limestone from Limensgade near Aakirkeby.

The apse, lined with limestone flags, has a high half-domed vault in which five holes in the shape of a cross can be seen.

The stained-glass window in the apse, the work of Poul Høm, represents the resurrection with a seed developing into a plant.

[3] In 1882, when the whitewash was removed from the interior, a frieze was revealed around the top of the central pillar with the oldest frescos on Bornholm dating from the 13th century.

On a blue background with red and yellow ornamental fringes, typical of the period, it depicts scenes from the Creation and the Fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.