Tampere Cathedral
| Tampere Cathedral Tampereen tuomiokirkko Tammerfors domkyrka |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Tampere, Finland |
| Geographic coordinates | 61°30′09″N 023°46′11″E / 61.5025°N 23.76972°E |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| District | Diocese of Tampere |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Lars Sonck |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Architectural style | National Romantic style |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 64.0 |
The Tampere Cathedral (Finnish Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish Tammerfors domkyrka) is a church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907.[1]
The cathedral is famous for its frescoes, painted by the symbolist Hugo Simberg between 1905 and 1906.[2] The paintings aroused considerable adverse criticism in their time[3], featuring versions of Simberg's The Wounded Angel and The Garden of Death. Of particular controversy was Simberg's painting of a winged serpent on a red background in the highest point of the ceiling, which some contemporaries interpreted as a symbol of sin and corruption.
The altar-piece, representing the future resurrection of people of all races, was painted by Magnus Enckell.
[edit] Gallery
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Tampereen tuomiokirkko, External View
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Hugo Simberg's fresco Köynnöksenkantajat
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Serpent of Paradise, Main Vault
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Organ
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Alttari and Magnus' Alter Fresco Angels Ylösnousemus
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Hugo Simberg's fresco Kuoleman puutarha
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Interior
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Media related to Tampere Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
- (Finnish) Tampere Cathedral
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