Kuopio Cathedral

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Kuopio Cathedral
Kuopion tuomiokirkko
Kuopio domkyrka
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Kuopio Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District Diocese of Kuopio
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Location
Location Vahtivuori, Kuopio, Finland
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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  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.