Nokia Church
Church in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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The Nokia Church (Finnish: Nokian kirkko) is a 19th-century stone church located in Nokia town in Pirkanmaa, Finland. The Neoclassical church building was designed by C. L. Engel (1778–1840),[2] and it was completed in 1837.[1][3]
| Nokia Church | |
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Finnish: Nokian kirkko | |
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 Nokia Church | |
| 61°28′47″N 23°31′55″E | |
| Location | Nokia, Pirkanmaa |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www.nokianseurakunta.fi |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Carl Ludvig Engel |
| Architectural type | Neoclassical |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 780[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tampere |
| Parish | Nokia |
The model of the building is considered to be the Pantheon of Rome;[2] the church hall is a full circle and the dome extends over the entire hall.[1][3]
The church's 32-tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1974.[4] The organ was built in connection with the repair of the church in 1973–1974.[3] The church was also repaired later, in 1996, when, among other things, the limestone floor was renewed.[3]
The altarpiece of the church is The Crucifixion of Christ from 1907 by Felix Frang.[5]
