Temppeliaukio Church
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Temppeliaukio Church is a distinctive Lutheran church in Helsinki, Finland, renowned for being built directly into solid rock and featuring a striking copper dome.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temppeliaukion kirkko | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Timo Suomalainen
ⓘ
Timo Suomalainen ⓘ
surface form:
Tuomo Suomalainen
|
| ceilingMaterial | copper sheets ⓘ |
| city | Helsinki ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | excavated into bedrock ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ⓘ |
| district | Etu-Töölö ⓘ |
| feature |
circular sanctuary
ⓘ
excellent acoustics ⓘ exposed natural rock walls ⓘ skylight windows around the dome ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| floorPlan | centralized plan ⓘ |
| hasAltar | yes ⓘ |
| hasGallery | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | noted example of Finnish modernist church architecture ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| languageOfServices |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| lighting | natural light through skylight ring ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Helsinki
ⓘ
Töölö NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
copper
ⓘ
solid rock ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Temppeliaukio Church
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Temppeliaukion kirkko
|
| nativeNameLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| nickname | Rock Church ⓘ |
| ownership | Helsinki Parish Union ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors daily, with some restrictions during services ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| roofType | copper dome ⓘ |
| soundQuality | suitable for classical music concerts ⓘ |
| style | modern architecture ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerYear | hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major Helsinki tourist site ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | exposed granite ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temppeliaukion kirkko