The Tampere Old Church (; ) is a
wooden cross church opened in 1825 in
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
near the
Central Square. The old church is mainly used by the Swedish-speaking Lutheran congregation in Tampere. The church was designed by Italian-born
Carlo Bassi and completed in 1824.
[Vanha kirkko - Tampereen seurakuntayhtymä](_blank)
(in Finnish)[Tampereen Hämeenkatu, Hämeensilta ja Keskustori - Museovirasto](_blank)
(in Finnish) The
belfry
The belfry /ˈbɛlfri/ is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached ...
, designed by
C. L. Engel, was completed in 1828.
The Old Church is the oldest surviving building in the
city center of Tampere, and the adjoining belfry is the second oldest.
The church has been renovated several times, most recently in 2000. The most significant
restoration took place between 1953 and 1954, when the church was restored to almost its original appearance according to a restoration plan drawn up by Professor Nils Erik Wickberg.
The church is used by the
Swedish Congregation of Tampere.
See also
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Helsinki Old Church
The Old Church of Helsinki (, ), designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1826, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Helsinki. The oldest existing church in central Helsinki, the church was originally planned as a temporary building as the U ...
References
External links
Tampereen vanha kirkko - Museovirasto(in Finnish)
Vanha kirkko - Tampereen seurakunnat(in Finnish)
Panoraamakuvia Tampereen Vanha Kirkko – VirtualTampere.com(in Finnish)
Buildings and structures in Tampere
Wooden churches in Finland
Churches completed in 1824
Tourist attractions in Tampere
19th-century churches in Finland
19th-century Lutheran churches
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