Tyresö Church () is a 17th-century
church
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in
Tyresö,
Sweden
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, belonging to the
Tyresö parish. The church is located near
Tyresö Palace, which was built during the same era.
The church has a
brick
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exterior and built in a style of a mixture of
gothic and
renaissance
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with the tower facing west. It was built during 1638–1640 by
riksdrots Gabriel Oxenstierna, who also built Tyresö castle. The church was inaugurated March 9, 1641 with Gabriel Oxenstierna's own burial.
In 1790 the tower and roof were destroyed by a fire, and due to financial difficulties the spire on the tower was not rebuilt, and a low pyramid formed roof was built there instead, which is there still today.
Tyresö church is one of the most popular churches in Sweden for weddings due to its idyllic placement on a hillock surrounded by meadows and lush trees, and the proximity to Tyresö castle and no modern buildings nearby.
Cemetery
The church's sanctity also made it the preferred place for performing a person's last rites. One of the earliest and most famous of such people was
King Gustav II Adolf, whose last rites were held there. The cemetery is located behind the church. The Tyresö Castle forms the background to the cemetery.
References
External links
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Churches completed in 1640
17th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
Tyresö Municipality
Churches in Stockholm County
1640 establishments in Sweden
Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
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