Mikkeli Parish Church

Mikkeli, Finland

The third church of Mikkeli Parish was built in 1816-17. The church is designed by the government architect Charles Bassi and it is typical large wooden church in Eastern Finland. The altarpiece is a copy of painting in Louvre, Paris painted by Pierre Prudhon. Church bells date back to the year 1752.

Address

Otavankatu 9, Mikkeli, Finland

See all sites in Mikkeli

Details

Founded: 1816-1817
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)

More Information

visitmikkeli.fi

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Mikkeli Cathedral (0,5 km)
The Headquarters Museum (0,8 km)
The Suur-Savo Museum (0,3 km)
Savilahti Stone Sacristy (1,4 km)
Infantry Museum (0,5 km)

Kärnäkoski Fortress (52,9 km)
Mäntyharju Church (38,3 km)
Lyytikkälä Farm Museum (41,2 km)
Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings (31,1 km)
Brahelinna (20,6 km)
Anttola Church (23,3 km)

User Reviews

Markku Nieminen (2 years ago)
Memorable service at Confirmation school event.

Marius Niveri (3 years ago)
Hieno puinen kirkko ja mukava hiljainen tunnelma siellä

Petri Hänninen (3 years ago)
Historiallinen ja upea kirkko.

Владимир Румянцев (3 years ago)
oikein hyvä

Ville Pöntinen (4 years ago)
Komea kirkko, mukavat papit

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Cultural Landscape of Sintra, Portugal

The Beauty of Cinque Terre

Must-See Historic Places in Córdoba

Photo from Flickr, copyright transitpeople

Historic Site of the week

Medieval Walls of Avila

The city walls of Avila were built in the 11th century to protect the citizens from the Moors. They have been well maintained throughout the centuries and are now a major tourist attraction as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors can walk around about half of the length of the walls.

The layout of the city is an even quadrilateral with a perimeter of 2,516 m. Its walls, which consist in part of stones already used in earlier constructions, have an average thickness of 3 m. Access to the city is afforded by nine gates of different periods; twin 20 m high towers, linked by a semi-circular arch, flank the oldest ones, Puerta de San Vicente and Puerta del Alcázar.

Looks like you are a history fan!

Do you know an ancient castle or hidden ruins near you?

Why not share it with other people interested in history? You can add your own historic sites and attractions to SpottingHistory. It's absolutely free, easy, and you can do it even without registration (of course you an also create an free account)!