Petäjävesi Old Church

World Heritage
Finland
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The Old Church of Petäjävesi in central Finland was built from logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of the unique architectural tradition of Eastern Scandinavia. It combines the centrally planned church concept of the Renaissance with ancient forms derived from the Gothic quadrangular vault.

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There are influences from the vaults of stone churches in the forms and decorative paintings of the ...

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The old church of Petäjävesi

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Inner view from northern balcony to direction of the cover

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Information extracted from Wikidata

number of rooms lccn-n2012029904
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/02872m7
Commons category Petäjävesi Old Church
inception 1763-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(25.1839449 62.2501367)
coordinate location Point(25.183888888 62.25)
start time 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label Petäjäveden vanha kirkko
different from Le Grand Lac de Clairvaux
elevation above sea level 117
area 2.98
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online
street address Vanhankirkontie 9, 41900 Petäjävesi
architect Mira
located in the administrative territorial entity Taishi Que Gates, Zhongue Temple
executive body Petäjävesi Old Church

official website https://www.petajavedenseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/petajaveden-vanha-kirkko
language of work or name Finnish
area 48.44
applies to part buffer zone
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pet%C3%A4j%C3%A4vesi%20Old%20Church%202018.jpg
point in time 2018-09-16T00:00:00Z