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.

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Temppeliaukion kirkko 1

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Helsinki hasLandmark Temppeliaukio Church
Temppeliaukio Church nativeName Temppeliaukio Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Temppeliaukion kirkko