Tapiola Church
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Tapiola Church in the winter
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Church interior
Tapiola Church (Finnish: Tapiolan kirkko, Swedish: Hagalunds kyrka) is a Lutheran church in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland. The modernist concrete building was designed by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori and opened in 1965.[1] The church seats 600 people and is thus the largest in Espoo by capacity.[1]
The church is part of the garden city of Tapiola which is internationally famous for its architecture[2] and listed as a nationally significant built cultural heritage site by the National Board of Antiquities.[3] Docomomo has also selected Tapiola as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland.[4]
See also[]
- Hyvinkää Church, another church by Aarno Ruusuvuori
References[]
- ^ a b "Tapiolan kirkko". Kirkko Espoossa (in Finnish). Evangelical Lutheran Parishes of Espoo. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Manninen, Antti (5 August 2003). "Espoo's idealistic model city Tapiola turns fifty". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
Tapiola became internationally famous in the 1960s, when it was shown off in foreign newspapers as an outstanding example of a Finnish Waldstat, "living next to nature".
- ^ "Tapiola" (in Finnish). Museovirasto. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Tapiola – Tapiola Garden City". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Tapiola Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Tapiolan kirkko (in Finnish)
Coordinates: 60°10′39″N 024°48′32″E / 60.17750°N 24.80889°E
Categories:
- Lutheran churches in Finland
- Churches completed in 1965
- Modernist architecture in Finland
- Buildings and structures in Espoo
- Aarno Ruusuvuori buildings
- Tapiola
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- Finnish religious building and structure stubs
- Lutheranism stubs