Unioninkatu 29, Helsinki, Finland
Daily: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Helsinki Cathedral is one of the most recognisable landmarks of Helsinki, which picture is commonly used during news weather reports. It's a Lutheran church that was built between 1830 to 1852 as a tribute to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, who was then the Grand Duke of Finland.
Designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, a German architect, the cathedral is located at Senate Square.
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At the centre of the square stands a statue of Emperor Alexander II,
together with figures representing law, culture and peasants. |
The 62 m tall Neoclassical cathedral has got a main dome surrounded by four smaller ones.
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| Entrance to the cathedral is via the western end. |
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| Those towering columns made me feel so small. |
Let's step into the cathedral, which was originally known as St. Nicholas' Church prior to the independence of Finland in 1917.
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| Love the Earth and all its inhabitants~ |
The floor plan of the cathedral is a Greek cross that's symmetrical in each of the four cardinal directions.
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| The interior may not be as grand as other cathedrals, but there's charm in its simplicity. |
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| Besides Luther himself, Philip Melanchthon was the primary founder of Lutheranism. |
When I was there, the organ recital sounded rather creepy.
Due to its white interior with a lack of ornaments, the cathedral is colloquially known as the 'White Jewel of Helsinki'.
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