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| Helsinki - Helsingfors |
| The Cathedral |
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The cathedral was built on
the site of the smaller Ulrika Eleonora Church, which was
dedicated to its patroness, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. A
facsimile of this church, made entirely from snow, was
constructed on Senate Square in the early 2000s. Helsinki Old
Church was built between 1824 and 1826 in nearby Kamppi to serve
the parish while the Ulrika Eleonora Church was being demolished
and until the consecration of the new cathedral. The building was
later altered by Engel's successor Ernst Lohrmann, whose four
small domes emphasise the architectural connection to the
cathedral's model, Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
Lohrmann also erected two free-standing bell towers, as well as
larger-than-life sized zinc statues of the Twelve Apostles at the
apexes and corners of the roofline. The altarpiece was painted by
Carl Timoleon von Neff and donated to the church by emperor
Nicholas I. The cathedral crypt was renovated in the 1980s by
architects Vilhelm Helander and Juha Leiviskä for use in
exhibitions and church functions; Helander was also responsible
for conservation repairs on the cathedral in the late 1990s.
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| Helsinki
Cathedral |
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| The
outside of the Cathedral |
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| Looking
down at the square in front |
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| Statue
of tsar Alexander II |
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| Nice
buildings along the square |
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