Töölö Church

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Töölö Church (Finnish: Töölön kirkko, Swedish: Tölö kyrka) is a Lutheran church in the Taka-Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. The building represents Nordic Classicism and was designed by Hilding Ekelund following an architectural competition. Completed in 1930, it originally served as a parish center and was dedicated as a church when Töölö parish was created in 1941.[1]

The church seats around 500 people. There are also two parish meeting halls for 70 and 20 people.[1]

Töölö Church is closed for renovation as of July 2014.[1]

Artwork

Töölö Church contains many pieces of art, including:[1]

  • Relief Heavenly Feast and gilded wood sculpture Resurrected Christ by Gunnar Finne
  • Glass paintings by Gunnar Forsström
  • Wall painting by Paavo Leinonen
  • Reliefs of apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and Thomas by Carl Wilhelms
  • Partial sketch on altar wall by Henry Ericsson – Ericsson was commissioned to paint the altar wall but was killed in a car accident before completing the work

See also

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