It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians in the period from 1161 to 1201.
It is made of red brick, which was a new material for the time.
It is built similar style to the Abbey of Fontenay.
[2] The abbey contains a number of royal graves including that of Archbishop Absalon, King Christopher II, Queen Euphemia, King Valdemar Atterdag, and King Olaf (II) Haraldsen.
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