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Alajärvi Church

Alajärvi Church

Church in Alajärvi, Finland


Alajärvi Church, also known as the Church of Gabriel (Finnish: Gabrielin kirkko), is the main Lutheran church in the city of Alajärvi, Finland.[1]

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Architecture

The church was designed by the leading architect operating in Finland at the time, Carl Ludvig Engel, completed in 1836 and consecrated in 1841.[1][2] It is designed in the neoclassical style, and constructed of timber, under a tarred wood shingle roof. There is a standalone bell tower next to the church.[1]

The main altarpiece was created in 1907[3] by the Finnish, Alajärvi-born[4] post-impressionist artist Verner Thomé, and depicts Jesus's agony in the Gethsemane.[2]

In 1896, the church was refurbished, adding an internal balcony with seating, bringing the total seating capacity to 1,200, although in its current configuration it seats c. 1,000.[1]

The church, along with the city centre public and administrative buildings complex designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, has been designated and protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö).[5]


References

  1. "Gabrielin kirkko - Alajärven kirkko". AlajarvenSeurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Tiekirkot kutsuvat kulkijoita" (in Finnish). Torstai. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Thomé, Verner". Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Alajärven alttaritaulu päätyi Kallioon" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 3 December 1994. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Kohdetiedot - Alajärvi". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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