The Loppi Church (Finnish: Lopen kirkko; Swedish: Loppis kyrka) is the 19th-century Gothic Revival red-brick church located in the Loppi municipality in Tavastia Proper, Finland.[1] The building was designed by Konstantin Kiseleff and Elia Heikel, and it was completed in 1888. The church burned down in 1914 and, after the renovation, it was reopened in 1921.[2]
| Loppi Church | |
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| 60°43′02.71″N 24°26′25.48″E / 60.7174194°N 24.4404111°E | |
| Location | Loppi |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Konstantin Kiseleff Elia Heikel |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1888 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tampere |
| Parish | Loppi |
The church's first 21-tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1926.[3] The current 29-tone pipe organ from 1988 was manufactured by the Danish company Christensen & Sønner.[2]
See also
editSources
editFurther reading
edit- Haapio, Markku; Luostarinen, Laura (1980). Suomen kirkot ja kirkkotaide (in Finnish). Vol. 2. Lieto: Etelä-Suomen kustannus. ISBN 9519064281.
References
edit- ^ "Lopen kirkot" (in Finnish). Lopen seurakunta. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Lopen kirkko" (in Finnish). Tiekirkot. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Kallenautio, Jorma; Wuorenrinne, Heikki (1976). Lopen historia kunnallisen itsehallinnon aikana (in Finnish). Vol. 1. Hämeen Kirjapaino. p. 531. ISBN 951-99093-5-4.
External links
edit- Loppi Church at Lopen seurakunta (in Finnish)
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