Fotografie Kerimäki Church

Kerimäki church. Finland. od Peer.Gynt

Englanti Kerimäki church The huge church of Kerimäki is possibly the fourth or fifth church of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation, which was established in 1642. The new church was designed by the architect A. F. Granstedt. The construction was completed on September 25th 1847 and the church was consecrated at Whitsun, on June 11th 1848. <b>The church of Kerimäki is the world’s largest Christian wooden church and has the most spacious interior in Finland.</b> It is 45 meters long, 42 meters wide and 27 meters high. The height of the dome is 37 meters. There are altogether 1670 metres of pews and a seating capacity for over 3000 people. Including standing room, the church can accomodate almost 5000 people. But why such a large chuch? The explanation does not lie in a mix-up between feet and metres, since the dimensions are in accordance with the original plan which is stored in the archives of the church. Rev. Fredrik Neovius, who held office in the 1840s, was of the opinion that half of the townsfolk should be able to meet for religious worship at one time. Festival days and market days also had an influence on the scale of the church. Big gatherings were a part of the everyday life and it was only natural to meet for worship on market days. The original idea was to gather all the people for worship at one time. The construction of the church took place under the direction of church-builder Axel Magnus Tolpo, but after his sudden death his son Theodor Tolpo took over. The townsfolk had to take part in the building according to their income bracket. Every man aged between 15 and 60 was obliged to participate in the building. The church was completed in three years. The church of Kerimäki is a miracle of its own time, a masterpiece of carpentry with its pews, columns, galleries, tie-beams, arches, domes and lanterns. According to the ground plan it is a short-armed double cruciform church. The altarpiece was painted by Aleksandra Såltin in 1890. The organ, which has a registration of twenty stops and was constructed by the Kangasala organ factory, was mounted in 1894. The church cannot be heated and therefore it is only used in the summer for religious services, weddings, festivals and concerts. Early on Christmas morning the parishioners gather in the cold church, which is lit by hundreds of candles and thus filled with a warm atmosphere. In the summer about 50 000 people from all over the world come and visit the church of Kerimäki. During the cold winter time religious services are held in the small church, which was built beside the huge church in 1953. The motto of the Kerimäki church is contained in the altarpiece, which has the words of Jesus: ”Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The maintenance of this huge church is a demanding and expensive task for a small congregation. We would therefore be very grateful for your donation to the maintenance of our national treasure. <a href="http://www.kolumbus.fi/kerisrk/kirkkotietoja.htm#Kerim%e4ki" rel="nofollow">www.kolumbus.fi/kerisrk/kirkkotietoja.htm#Kerim%e4ki</a> church
Kerimäki Church (Suomi: Kerimäen kirkko) je turistická atrakce, jeden z Dřevěné kostely v Kerimäki, Finsko . To se nachází: 680 km Petrohrad od, 800 km Petrozavodsk od, 890 km Tampere od. Číst dál
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