The Nokia Church (Finnish: Nokian kirkko) is the 19th-century stone church located in the Nokia town in Pirkanmaa, Finland. The Neoclassical church building was designed by C. L. Engel (1778–1840),[2] and it was completed in 1837.[1][3]
| Nokia Church | |
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Finnish: Nokian kirkko | |
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| 61°28′47″N 23°31′55″E / 61.47972°N 23.53194°E | |
| Location | Nokia, Pirkanmaa |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www.nokianseurakunta.fi |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Carl Ludvig Engel |
| Architectural type | Neoclassical |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 780[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tampere |
| Parish | Nokia |
The model of the building is considered to be the Pantheon of Rome;[2] the church hall is a full circle and the dome extends over the entire hall.[1][3]
The church's 32-tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1974.[4] The organ was built in connection with the repair of the church in 1973–1974.[3] The church was also repaired later, in 1996, when, among other things, the limestone floor was renewed.[3]
The altarpiece of the church is The Crucifixion of Christ from 1907 by Felix Frang.[5]
Sources
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edit- ^ a b c "Nokian kirkko" (in Finnish). Visit Nokia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Engel, Carl Ludvig (1778–1840)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Nokian kirkko - Church of Nokia". Geocaching. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Nokian kirkko" (in Finnish). Suomen urut. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Starkman, Virpi (2 April 2021). "Näin pääsiäisen ajan tapahtumat näkyvät kirkkotaiteessa – Katso kuvat Sastamalan kirkoista". Tyrvään Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
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Media related to Nokia Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Nokia Church at Nokian seurakunta (in Finnish)
- Nokia Church at VirtualTampere
- Nokian kirkko ja Maatialan pappila at Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
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