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TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH

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Lutherinkatu 3, Helsinki, Finland
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2024
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2024

One of the most visited monuments of the city. From the outside, it is impossible to imagine that under this rock, there is a church!

A Lutheran church, it's undoubtedly one of the capital's most visited monuments, and rightly so. For 2019, the number of visitors is estimated at over 900,000 - a record! Its location next to Parliament puts it at the heart of the city. At first glance, it's impossible to guess that you're looking at a church. Once you've climbed the high staircase, you enter a circular, uncluttered church, straight from the imagination of the Suomalainen brothers. Radically different from the usual places of worship, it is built in the heart of a rocky outcrop. There are no pillars to support the almost hypnotic copper dome, which is held in place only by armatures fixed directly between the stones. The rock-backed altar is dominated by a huge bay window that lets in the daylight. Candles are placed in the few niches on the wall. The church's excellent acoustics make it an ideal setting for numerous concerts. Consecrated in 1969, this is a typical example of a recent church with a multi-purpose vocation: a place for prayer, but also for meetings and lively events. Numerous choirs and ensembles perform here during summer and music festival periods. Arto Paasilinna, author of Le Lièvre de Vatanen, described the church as having been dug out of the ground "no doubt to bring the faithful closer to hell and to encourage them to take heaven seriously". A (quick) visit not to be missed!

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Visited in september 2023
Un peu cher mais vaut la visite. Architecture vraiment surprenante et unique. De beaux bâtiments l'entourent.
Vaki 35
Visited in august 2023
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Visite incontournable
On reste stupéfait par la beauté brute de cette église, la luminosité est incroyable. Nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir écouter un organiste.
HEDO
Visited in december 2021
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Ingénieux et surprenant. Je ne voulais absolument pas raté cette visite et n'en ai pas été déçue. Son acoustique est irréprochable grâce à la surface des roches rugueuses. Cette église résume l'idéal finlandais de la spiritualité dans la nature!
h'aloha
Visited in july 2018
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une église qui n'a pas son égale je pense quant à son originalité. Il faut aller la visiter même si payer une entrée pour cela je trouve un peu abusé... mais si cela peut contribuer à la maintenir en bon état ! dommage que les touristes ne respectent pas le silence qui devrait règner dans un tel édifice pour pouvoir en apprécier toute la puissance.
Mochilero
Visited in march 2018
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Eglise ou règne une atmosphère étonnamment chaleureuse malgré le fait qu'elle soit creusée dans la roche, la coupole en cuivre y est certainement pour quelque chose.
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