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Helsinki Cathedral
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cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland
Key facts
- Location
- Kruununhaka , Helsinki , Finland
- Denomination
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
- Website
- helsingintuomiokirkko.fi
- Status
- Cathedral
- Dedication
- St Nicholas
- Architect s
- Carl Ludvig Engel ; later altered by Ernst Lohrmann
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Capacity
- seats 1,300
- Diocese
- Helsinki
- Bishop
- Teemu Laajasalo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- landmark
- Named after
- Nicholas I of Russia
- Official name
- Helsingfors domkyrka
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Helsinki
- Elevation
- 12
- Location
- Kruununhaka
- Dedicated to
- Saint Nicholas
- Official website
- helsingintuomiokirkko.fi
- Image
- Lutheran Cathedral Helsinki.jpg
- Has use
- structure of worship
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- Commons category
- Helsinki Cathedral
- architectural style
- Neoclassical architecture
- architect
- Carl Ludvig Engel
- diocese
- Diocese of Tampere
- Commons gallery
- Helsingin tuomiokirkko
- street address
- Hallituskatu 7
- date of official opening
- 1852-00-00
- inception
- 1818-01-01
- service entry
- 1852-01-01
- post town
- Helsinki
- postal code
- 00170
- native label
- Helsingfors domkyrka
- nickname
- Storkyrkan
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Encyclopedic overview
Helsinki Cathedral (Finnish: Helsingin tuomiokirkko, Suurkirkko; Swedish: Helsingfors domkyrka, Storkyrkan) 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.
Description
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