Nokia Church

The Nokia Church (Finnish: Nokian kirkko) is the 19th-century stone church located in the 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
Finnish: Nokian kirkko
61°28′47″N 23°31′55″E
LocationNokia, Pirkanmaa
CountryFinland
Websitewww.nokianseurakunta.fi
Architecture
Architect(s)Carl Ludvig Engel
Architectural typeNeoclassical
Completed1837 (1837)
Specifications
Capacity780[1]
Administration
DioceseTampere
ParishNokia

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]

Sources

References
  1. "Nokian kirkko" (in Finnish). Visit Nokia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. "Engel, Carl Ludvig (1778–1840)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. "Nokian kirkko - Church of Nokia". Geocaching. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. "Nokian kirkko" (in Finnish). Suomen urut. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. Starkman, Virpi (2 April 2021). "Näin pääsiäisen ajan tapahtumat näkyvät kirkkotaiteessa – Katso kuvat Sastamalan kirkoista". Tyrvään Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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