Kalevan kirkko church description and photos - Finland: Tampere (Topic)

Kalevan kirkko church description and photos - Finland: Tampere. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Kalevan kirkko.

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The Kaleva Church in Tampere was built by the famous Finnish architect Reim Pietila. This modernist building was erected in 1964-1966.

Due to its unusual appearance for the church, the locals received the name of the Kalev church among the people - “The Grain Silo of souls”. The comparison is easy to understand by looking at this soaring monolithic concrete building. However, the interior of the church cannot fail to impress. It is an amazingly harmonious combination of the play of light and shadow, space and form, as well as the texture of the materials used - unbleached canvas, ceramic tiles and Finnish pine. The church hall is designed for 1120 seats, 115 of which are reserved for the choir.

The Kaleva church reaches 18 floors in height. The building has 18 doors, many arches and handcrafted windows of various shapes. The altar of the cathedral is also not quite traditional in shape - the cross is not straight, but slightly inclined. There is a tower with a clock and a cross on the roof of the building.

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