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Kulosaari Church ( Finnish: ''Kulosaaren kirkko'',
The separate belfry, completed four years before the church itself, and standing from the church building, was initially designed by
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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: ''Brändö kyrka'') is a Lutheran church located in the Kulosaari suburb of Helsinki, Finland.
History
The Kulosaari parish was established in 1921, and the planning for a church began immediately; however, it took more than a decade before the current church building was completed in 1935. The church is located on top of the tallest hill in Kulosaari, and became soon after its completion known locally as "the Temple on the Hill".Architecture
The main church building was designed in Jugendstil style by Bertel Jung, who was also responsible for the overall urban plan of Kulosaari.
The separate belfry, completed four years before the church itself, and standing from the church building, was initially designed by Armas Lindgren
Armas Eliel Lindgren (28 November 1874 – 3 October 1929) was Finnish architect, professor and painter.
Biography Early life and career
Armas Lindgren was born in Hämeenlinna on 28 November 1874. He studied architecture in the Polytechnical I ...
, and completed after his death by his daughter, architect Helena Stenij.
The church and its surrounding milieu have been designated and protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency
The Finnish Heritage Agency ( fi, Museovirasto, sv, Museiverket), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency is a ...
as a nationally important built cultural environment (''Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö'').
Interior design
The ceiling and the stained-glass window were designed by Armas Lindgren's son-in-law, artist . Bertel Jung's daughter, interior architect , designed various interior features including the silverbaptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.
Aspersion and affusion fonts
The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ...
, while his niece, textile artist Dora Jung
Dora Elisabet Jung (16 October 1906 – 19 December 1980) was textile artist, craftswoman, and industrial designer from Finland. Her career lasted five decades. She designed products and works of art made out of linen which can be found in homes, ...
, designed the priest's chasuble in white silk velvet.
See also
*Kulosaari Cemetery
The Kulosaari cemetery ( fi, Kulosaaren hautausmaa, fi, Leposaaren hautausmaa, sv, Brändö begravningsplats) is the smallest cemetery in Helsinki parish union. It is situated on Iso-pässi island (later Leposaari island) in Kulosaari district ...
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