St. John's Church, Helsinki
St. John's Church | |
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Nya Kyrkan | |
60°09′42.5″N 024°56′41.0″E / 60.161806°N 24.944722°ECoordinates: 60°09′42.5″N 024°56′41.0″E / 60.161806°N 24.944722°E | |
Location | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 1891 |
Cult(s) present | Christian Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1888 |
Completed | 1891 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2,600 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Helsinki |
St. John's Church (Finnish: Johanneksenkirkko, Swedish: Johanneskyrkan) in Helsinki, Finland is a Lutheran church designed by the Swedish architect in the Gothic Revival style. It is the largest stone church in Finland by seating capacity.[1][2][3]
Description[]
Situated in the Ullanlinna district of Helsinki, the church was built between 1888 and 1891, the third Lutheran church in Helsinki, and still the biggest. The twin towers are 74 metres in height, and the church seats 2,600 people and has excellent acoustics, and it is therefore used for big concerts and events as well as services.[1] The altarpiece shows Saul's conversion and the painting, called A Divine Revelation, is by Eero Järnefelt, brother-in-law to Jean Sibelius.[2][3]
Johannes (John) church stands on a hill that for many centuries had been a place for Midsummer bonfires (Midsummer is now also "John's Day", Juhannus in Finnish).[2]
The composer Oskar Merikanto was an organist at the church for a time.[2]
Gallery[]
Korkeavuorenkatu and St. John's Church in 1908
Interior of the church in 2012
Altar
Gargoyle at the St. John's Church
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "St. John's Church". Helsinki parishes. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Johanneksenkirkko". johanneksenkirkko.fi. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Johanneksen kirkko ympäristöineen". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links[]
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- (in Finnish) St. John's Church at the Parish Union of Helsinki official website (English translation)
- Lutheran churches in Helsinki
- Brick Gothic
- Churches completed in 1891
- 19th-century Lutheran churches
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Finland
- 19th-century churches in Finland
- European church stubs
- Finnish religious building and structure stubs