The second largest church in Svendborg is Vor Frue Kirke from the late 11th century. It is build on the highest spot inside the old city walls which surrounded Svendborg at that time.

The oldest part of the church is a late roman long church made by red bricks on a granite pedestal. The long church consisted of sade walls in the nave from the tower to the cross arms. Later in the middle ages it was changed into a cross church with vaults, three inside the nave and one in the crossing point. The chancel and wings with simpler crossing vaults, one in the chancel and two in each of the wings. Later again in the middle ages an arched sakristi (priest room by the chancel) was added in front of the chancel and a porch on the southside of the nave at most western part. A tower was also added.
   In 1884 the church went hrough a major renewal. The whitewash was removed så the church would show its original red walls. Some of the walls were rebuild at the same time and the tower had a wall made around its excisting wall. The old Sakristi was replaced by a new and the lower room of the tower was made into a porch decorated with vaults and the existing porch was changed into a mortuary.
   At the side fronting the marked place, was once a little churchyard which was terraced with stone dikes because of the slopes. They were removed in 1921 when the granite stairs to the marked place were made. Today, there are only few tombs left.