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Temppeliaukio Church ‘The Rock Church’
Carved into a small hill of granite, Temppeliaukio Church is one of the biggest success stories in modern architecture in Helsinki. It is a special place that affects the mind as deeply as any meditation.
Two architect brothers shaped this incredible piece of church architecture from a solid rocky outcrop in 1969. This so-called ‘rock church’ is located right in the heart of Helsinki. Due to its superb acoustics, the church is sometimes used as a concert hall. A visit to the rock church will probably be the most unusual spiritual experience that you will ever have, whether you are religious or not!
Finnish church architecture really surpassed itself when Temppeliaukio Church was built. Each year, some half a million people go there to admire "the Church in the Rock".
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