Tampere Cathedral

Tampere Cathedral Tampereen tuomiokirkko Tammerfors domkyrka
Basic information
Location	Tampere, Finland
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District	Diocese of Tampere
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Lars Sonck
Architectural type	Cathedral
Architectural style	National Romantic style
Completed	1907
Specifications
Height (max)	64.0

Tampere Cathedral (Finnish: Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Tammerfors domkyrka) is a Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907.

The cathedral is famous for its frescoes, painted by the symbolist Hugo Simberg between 1905 and 1906. The paintings aroused considerable adverse criticism in their time, featuring versions of Simberg's The Wounded Angel and The Garden of Death. Of particular controversy was Simberg's painting of a winged serpent on a red background in the highest point of the ceiling, which some contemporaries interpreted as a symbol of sin and corruption.

The altar-piece, representing the future resurrection of people of all races, was painted by Magnus Enckell.

Gallery

• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 1.JPG

  Tampereen tuomiokirkko, External View

• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 3.JPG

  Hugo Simberg's fresco Köynnöksenkantajat

• Kattofresko Tampereen tuomiokirkko.jpg

  Serpent of Paradise, Main Vault

• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 5.JPG
• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 9.JPG

  Organ

• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 10.JPG

  Magnus Enckell's Altar Fresco Angels Ylösnousemus

• Kuoleman puutarha Tampereen tuomiokirkko.jpg

  Hugo Simberg's fresco Kuoleman puutarha

• Tampereen tuomiokirkko 8.JPG

  Interior

External links

• (Finnish) Tampere Cathedral