Josef Daniel Stenbäck (May 2, 1854, Alavus — April 27, 1929,

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) was a Finnish

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and

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. He designed 35 churches for Finland, which until 1917 was part of the

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. Four of the churches were located in the current Russian territory of the

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, ceded to the

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in 1944. Stenbäck's churches represent

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. One of his most famous works is the Juselius Mausoleum.

Churches in Finland designed by Josef Stenbäck

* Wooden churches : * Brick churches : * Stone churches : * Roughcast churches :

References

*Suominen-Kokkonen, R. (2007
Stenbäck, Josef (1854 - 1929) - arkkitehti, Helsingin teollisuuskoulun opettaja
Kansallisbiografia (Finnish National Biography) 1854 births 1929 deaths People from Alavus People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish architects Structural engineers Art Nouveau architects {{Finland-architect-stub