Helsinki Cathedral,Tuomiokirkko

1-      Helsinki

2-      Cathedral, Evangelical Lutheran Church

3-      Helsinki Cathedral (in Finnish: Helsingin Tuomiokirkko, Suurkirkko) is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighbourhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Zar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917.

 If you stay at the centre of the Square, you can see a beautiful statue of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and behind that, the Helsinki’s Cathedral.

Today, the cathedral is one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attractions; in fact more than 350,000 people visit the church each year, some to attend religious events, but mostly as tourists. The church is in regular use for services of worship and special events such as weddings.

4-   5. 6. 7. I was so surprised to see  this Lutheran Church, because from the outside it seemed big, but when I went inside, it was not enormous! The first thing I noted was the fact that it didn’t have  many decorations, but it was decorated in a  “simple” style. I was fascinated in particular by the elegance of the Cathedral, because outside there were about six columns, painted using light colours as white and gray, with the highest part in gold;  inside, I had the impression that everything was “soft”, probably because of  the colours used for the wall, candlesticks and the few decorations. 

      The great amount of snow everywhere contributed to create a  magic atmosphere.

                             

                                                       

                                                             
                                         SARA MOHAMED