Kuopio Cathedral

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Kuopio Cathedral
Kuopion tuomiokirkko
Kuopio domkyrka
Kuopio Cathedral.jpg
Kuopio Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District Diocese of Kuopio
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Location
Location Vahtivuori, Kuopio, Finland
Kuopio Cathedral
Geographic coordinates 62°53′28″N027°41′02″E / 62.89111°N 27.68389°E / 62.89111; 27.68389
Architecture
Architect(s) Pehr W. Palmrooth
Type Cathedral
Style Neoclassical
Completed1816
Capacity1500 seats

Kuopio Cathedral (Finnish : Kuopion tuomiokirkko, Swedish : Kuopio domkyrka) is a stone Neoclassical-style Evangelical Lutheran church in Kuopio, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815. [1] There is a bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in the square in front of the cathedral. [2]

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According to George Renwick, during the Finnish War, it was briefly used as a stable by the invaders. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Charming beauty of churches Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Renwick, George (1911). Finland To-day. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 136.


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