The Helsinki Cathedral (Evangelical Lutheran) was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and dates to 1852. It is today considered to be the most important landmark in all of Finland. Originally, it was called St. Nicholas Cathedral in honor of Russian Czar Nicholas when Finland was a part of Imperial Russia. Finland became an independent state in 1917. (What is today Finland was actually liberated by Russia from Sweden during the Finnish War of 1808-09, and the German architect Carl Ludvig Engel was chosen to design new buildings and public places for Helsinki at the behest of the Czar.)
Friday, August 17, 2007
Helsinki Cathedral
The Helsinki Cathedral (Evangelical Lutheran) was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and dates to 1852. It is today considered to be the most important landmark in all of Finland. Originally, it was called St. Nicholas Cathedral in honor of Russian Czar Nicholas when Finland was a part of Imperial Russia. Finland became an independent state in 1917. (What is today Finland was actually liberated by Russia from Sweden during the Finnish War of 1808-09, and the German architect Carl Ludvig Engel was chosen to design new buildings and public places for Helsinki at the behest of the Czar.)
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