Kuopio Cathedral
Kuopio Cathedral (Finnish: Kuopion tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Kuopio domkyrka) is a stone Neoclassical-style Evangelical Lutheran church in Kuopio, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815. There is a bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in the square in front of the cathedral.
According to George Renwick, during the Finnish War, it was briefly used as a stable by the invaders.
See also
References
- ^ Charming beauty of churches Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Renwick, George (1911). Finland To-day. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 136.
External links
Media related to Kuopio Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
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