Porvoo Cathedral

Porvoo, Finland

The Porvoo Cathedral was originally made of wood. The first stone walls were built between 1410 and 1420 and in 1450 the church was expanded four meters towards east and six meters towards south.

The cathedral has been destroyed by fire numerous times; in 1508 by Danish and in 1571, 1590, and 1708 by Russian forces. On May 29, 2006, the outer roof collapsed after arson, however with the inner ceiling undamaged and the cathedral interiors intact. The Cathedral was reopened on 2 July 2008.

Porvoo Cathedral is situated in the middle of Porvoo well-preserved and beautiful old town, which is popular tourist attraction particurarly in summer season.

Address

Kirkontörmä 2, Porvoo, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1410-1420
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Middle Ages (Finland)

More Information

finnisharchitecture.fi
en.wikipedia.org
www.domkyrkan.fi

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Porvoo Old Town (0,2 km)
Porvoo Hill Fort (0,4 km)
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Kiiala Manor (2,5 km)

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The Church of St. Michael (21,7 km)
Bosgård Manor (9,8 km)
Sannäs Manor (8,1 km)
Sipoonlinna (22 km)
Söderkulla Manor (22,1 km)
Alikartano (27,2 km)
Suur-Sarvilahti Manor (27,6 km)
Boe Manor (9,1 km)

User Reviews

Peter Escott (14 months ago)
Very good

Rose Manssour (15 months ago)
It was great but I can't go inside because it was closed and I'm interesting to visit it again to see it inside ????

Wasim Khuzam (15 months ago)
Very nice and old but it was closed so i couldn't visit it and see it from inside

Marina (2 years ago)
We visited the Cathedral because of touristic reasons. We got into Christmas service and listened songs here. It was very authentic.

Mehdi Rasoolniya (2 years ago)
An old church on top of the village with a nice view of the old town.

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