I am happy to live almost next to my favourite building in whole Tampere. I usually take a lot of my traveling friends there, and they have enjoyed it a lot. This place will propably be in your thoughts later on no matter if you like it or hate it. To understand the symbolism of the architecture, window mosaics and the frescoes, it is worth taking a guided tour or talk with the personnel. You will also hear about the civil war and the 1000 people who stayed inside while the whole town surrounding the church burned to the ground.
A huge piece of local history, still active today. Potrays a vision of an era for the future. Stout and powerful image of the religion that ones was.
This architectural National Romantic art-work from 1906 (Lars Sonck) is increadible: the heavy great granit "castle" gives a strong sense of lightness and hope, both outside and inside, in spite of this typical, heavy materials often used in monumental buildings at that time, when art was strongly inspired from Finnish nature and the Kalevala national epic. The altar painting by Magnus Enckell, depicting the resurrection, as well as the rest of the interior decoration and fabulous paintings by Hugo Simberg, add to the sense of caring and giving hope. Absolutely worth visiting - although if you are for a very strict and "literal", biblical interpretation of these themes, you might be a bit surprised - especially thinking that the paintings date from the very early 20th century. Just open your eyes and your mind :)
This was a very nice Cathedral. It was very interesting. There was a painting around the whole cathedral that was to representing the boys of the town who helped bring the people to the Forrest which was the last place they went before being allowed into heaven. Very interesting!
My Finnish friends were married here back in May 2009. I have been here twice. It is a lovely cathedral and inside is beautiful. I also visited it again in August 2014.
We went to see Christmas concert in this church. It's a very nice looking church especially from the outside! But after seeing some spectacular churches in Europe, usually Finnish churches don't give me any wow-effects. Only distracting thing in the concert was that from the balcony, you can't see the artist. So I couldn't not see even a climbse from the artist we went to see. Acoustics were very good though so the main thing (listening) was accomplished.
This cathedral is beautiful on the outside and very peaceful inside. Like most Lutheran churches in Finland, it has a very simple interior, if compared with other Catholic churches throughout Europe. Look for their free concerts with the church organ. If you are in the area, it's worth going inside, even if it's just to warm up before continuing with your businesses around Tampere.
Such an impressive building! Decorated with frescos by famous finnish artists Hugo Simberg and Magnus Enckel (altarpiece). Worth the visit.
If you like to see unconventional sacred illustration that differs from any other illustrations, visit Tampere Cathedral in Finland. The frescos don’t let you easily off. You’ll be startled and you have to think about the message more deeply by going into 1.Genesis 3:15. Think about that frescos were painted by the Finnish symbolist Hugo Simberg already between 1905 and 1906. The paintings aroused scandal of churchgoers in that time, and even to day you have to understand the real message of the pictures. So, look into internet beforehand.The altar-piece painted by an other Finnish symbolist Magnus Enckell makes you think about your own life, too.The Cathedral itself is a Lutheran church. The beautiful building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907. Take time for yourself! Marjatta
Beautiful and original. The church is worth seeing both outside and inside. If you want to get the most of it visit it on sunday mornig and see a piece of a lutherian service.