Temppeliaukio Church
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Temppeliaukio Church
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Temppeliaukio church, designed by architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, was dedicated in September 1969. In the autumn of 1971 the church was visited by over 100,000 people, and the church was regularly full during services. The following year there were over half a million visitors. The church became a favorite of foreign visitors and the most important architectural sight in Helsinki. The church has been mentioned in over 200 architecture journals and respected museums around the globe. As the only example in Finland, the Temppeliaukio church was included in the Italian book series I Cento Monumenti, which introduces the sights of the world.
The church area excavated in the bedrock is entered from street level. The free-form, oval church hall bathes in daylight, which enters through the row of skylights, varying in width, between the rock wall and the dome. Reinforced concrete beams of different lengths support the dome. The dome and the gallery are lined with non-patinated copper. The floor is polished concrete, and the pulpit is reinforced concrete, as is the base structure of the gallery. Water trickling from the cracks in the rock is conducted away along special ducts. The height of the walls is 5–9 metres. The diameter of the dome is 24 metres, and the distance from the highest point from the floor is 13 metres. The interior, designed by the architect brothers, repeats the shades of granite, the most common type of stone in Finland: red, mauve and grey. The benches are made of birch. The textiles were designed by textile artist, Tellervo Strömmer. The organ, built by Urkurakentamo Veikko Virtanen, has 43 stops. The exterior of the organ was designed by the architects of the church.
Honored to be featured
in these FAA Galleries:
- All Arts of ALL Kind, June 2017
- Images That Excite You! June 2017
- Abc Group - C Is For Chair, July 2017
- USA Photographers, December 2017
- Churches, May 2019
A heartfelt Thank You to the administrators of these galleries :-)
©Kristina Rinell
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Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Judy, for the feature of ''Temppeliaukio Church' in 'USA Photographers' .. greatly appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Pamela, for the feature of 'Temppeliaukio Church' in 'Abc Group - C Is For Chair' ... very much appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, John, for featuring 'Temppeliaukio Church' in 'Images That Excite You!' .... very much appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Cia, for the feature of 'Temppeliaukio Church' in 'All Arts of ALL Kind' ... I appreciate the support :-)
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