Axel is made to climb the winding spire for five consecutive days by his uncle to cure him of his Acrophobia before their descent into the volcano. The French painter and illustrator Édouard Riou has depicted the church in the original French illustrated version of A Journey to the Center of the Earth, but has the spire turned the wrong way around, that is, clockwise instead of counterclockwise. Image gallery References External links Vor Frelsers Kirke official website Vor Frelsers Kirke map Lutheran churches in Copenhagen 17th-century Church of Denmark churches Christian bell towers Buildings and structures in Christianshavn Carillons Tourist attractions in Copenhagen Landmarks in Copenhagen Baroque architecture in Copenhagen Churches in the Diocese of Copenhagen