Helsinki Cathedral

Dublin Core

Title

Helsinki Cathedral

Description

Standing to the north side of Senate Square in Helsinki, Helsinki Cathedral is a Lutheran Cathedral built between 1830 - 1852 and designed by Carl Ludvig Engel (d. 1840). The Building was later altered by Ernst Lohrmann who added the four small domes around the edge and 12 statues to the roof. The building and crypt are popular tourist destinations and were visited by half a million people in 2018. It is however not a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The design of the cathedral is based upon a Greek Cross and the ends are supported by six Corinthian columns. 12 zinc apostles adorn the edge of the roof and are the largest unified collections of zinc statues in the world.

Source

wordlheritage2022

Contributor

sag24

Type

Site

Identifier

498

Date Submitted

06/05/2022

Date Modified

05/10/2022 12:36:06 pm

References

https://www.seurakuntalainen.fi/uutiset/helsingin-tuomiokirkko-harkitsee-paasymaksun-perimista/, https://helsingintuomiokirkko.fi/index/kirkontarina.html#arkkitehtuuri

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,60.170278,24.952222;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Helsinki Cathedral

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Prim Media

847

Contact

sag24@st-andrews.ac.uk

Citation

“Helsinki Cathedral,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/848.

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