The Tampere Old Church ( fi, Tampereen Vanha Kirkko; sv, Tammerfors gamla kyrka) is a
wooden cross church opened in 1825 in
Tampere,
Finland near the
Central Square. The old church is mainly used by the Swedish-speaking Lutheran congregation in Tampere. The church was designed by Italian-born
Carlo Bassi
Carlo Bassi (1807, in Amsterdam – 1856, in Milan) was an Italian entomologist.
He was honorary curator of entomology in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milan from 1841 to his death in 1856. He was a specialist in Coleoptera.
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and completed in 1824.
[Vanha kirkko - Tampereen seurakuntayhtymä](_blank)
(in Finnish)[Tampereen Hämeenkatu, Hämeensilta ja Keskustori - Museovirasto](_blank)
(in Finnish) The
belfry, designed by
C. L. Engel, was completed in 1828.
The Old Church is the oldest surviving building in the
city center of Tampere, and the adjoining belfry is the second oldest.
The church has been renovated several times, most recently in 2000. The most significant
restoration took place between 1953 and 1954, when the church was restored to almost its original appearance according to a restoration plan drawn up by Professor Nils Erik Wickberg.
The church is used by the
Swedish Congregation of Tampere.
See also
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Helsinki Old Church
References
External links
Tampereen vanha kirkko - Museovirasto(in Finnish)
Vanha kirkko - Tampereen seurakunnat(in Finnish)
Panoraamakuvia Tampereen Vanha Kirkko – VirtualTampere.com(in Finnish)
Buildings and structures in Tampere
Wooden churches in Finland
Churches completed in 1824
Tourist attractions in Tampere
19th-century churches in Finland
19th-century Lutheran churches
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