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...is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland.
The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917
It is a major landmark of the city.
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Red life-buoys at the rear of a snowy ship at Kauppatori Helsinki Finland on cold winter day.
Copyright Mikko Palonkorpi.
After our trip to England we stopped off on the way home in the Finnish capital of Helsinki and had a short holiday. While we were there we also took the opportunity to visit a couple of other neighbouring countries and here we are waiting for our ferry to Stockholm to depart
... spent my last night walking round the LUX light installation in Helsinki. First time I've used the Light Trail mode on my Slow Shutter app, so bear with me :)
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in the neoclassical style by Carl Ludvig Engel
Helsinki, Finland
The Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The monument is located at the Sibelius Park in the district of Töölö in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. Wikipedia
Artist: Eila Hiltunen
Address: Sibeliuksen puisto, Mechelininkatu, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Opened: September 7, 1967
Created: September 7, 1967
Architect: Eila Hiltunen
Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square. The church was originally built from 1830 to 1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas's Church (Finnish: Nikolainkirkko, Swedish: Nikolajkyrkan) until Finland declared its full independence in 1917. It is a major landmark of the city, and one of the most famous historical structures in Finland as a whole when viewed globally.
A distinctive landmark in the Helsinki cityscape, with its tall, green dome surrounded by four smaller domes, the building is in the neoclassical style. It was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel as the climax of his Senate Square layout: it is surrounded by other, smaller buildings designed by him.
The church's plan is a Greek cross (a square centre and four equilateral arms), symmetrical in each of the four cardinal directions, with each arm's facade featuring a colonnade and pediment. Engel originally intended to place a further row of columns on the western end to mark the main entrance opposite the eastern altar, but this was never built.
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