Joensuu Church

Joensuu, Finland

The brick-made Joensuu Church was built in 1903 and designed by a Finnish church architect Josef Stenbäck. The church is in the Gothic Revival style, but it also has some features of Jugendstil. The high tower located in the southeast corner is the bell tower and in the lower southwest tower is the organ. It was built in 1969 by Organ Factory of Kangasala and has 36 stops. The church has 1000 seats. On the altar is a painting The Crucifixion of Jesus, made by Ilmari Launis in 1910.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Papinkatu 8, Joensuu, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1903
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Carelicum (0,7 km)
Joensuu Art Museum (0,8 km)
St. Nicholas Church (1,4 km)

Kiihtelysvaara Church (27,9 km)

User Reviews

Fraser Boyd (2 years ago)
Beautiful church open at sensible times to the public. I visited just before 5pm on a summer Sunday and there was no sign of it closing its doors.

wranian (3 years ago)
We cycled here and popped inside to have a look. An attendant inside kindly gave us a short introduction to the history of the building. A very attractive church.

Sandra ST (3 years ago)
Built in 1864! The first impression is Awesome.

Ahmet Burcin Yereli (4 years ago)
A huge church...

Tomas Hakkarainen (5 years ago)
Service road could be In a better position

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