Espoonlahti Church
Espoonlahti Church (Finnish: Espoonlahden kirkko, Swedish: Esbovikens kyrka) is a Lutheran church situated in Espoonlahti, Espoo, Finland. It was designed by architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, architects of the Rock Church (Temppeliaukion kirkko), who were also members of the Espoonlahti congregation. The groundstone for the church was set in August 1979 and the building was completed in 1980. The organs were built and assembled in 1983. As the number of members in the congregation grew rapidly, additional rooms were soon needed. This new phase of building was completed in 1987, also by the architects Suomalainen.The shape of floor in the church hall is a polygon, and positioned so that during church service the Sun lights up the altar wall. The church hall itself seats 410 but when it is opened to the adjoining congregational hall, 710 can be seated. The building materials include concrete, copper and stone hewn from the bedrock on the building site. The interior face of the exterior walls is mainly laid in roughly cut stone blocks, while parts of it are made from concrete elements. The style is modern and some parts of the building lie about one metre deep in the bedrock. A votive ship hangs above the altar.
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Kipparinkatu, Espoo Espoonlahti (Suur-Espoonlahti)
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N 60.1494 ° | E 24.6519 ° |
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Espoonlahden kirkko
Kipparinkatu 8
02320 Espoo, Espoonlahti (Suur-Espoonlahti)
Finland
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