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Turku Cathedral ( Finnish: Turun tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Åbo domkyrka) is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is the central church of the Lutheran Archdiocese of Turku and the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Tapio Luoma.
Feb 19, 2014 · Discover Turku Cathedral in Turku, Finland: A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Jun 6, 2019 · Turun Tuomiokirrko in Finnish, the Turku cathedral is one of the must-see in Turku, with its rich past and impressive architecture. A 1814 watercolor of the cathedral by architect Carl Ludvig Engel, who incidentally designed Helsinki Cathedral and the Vartivuori Observatory in Turku .
Turku Cathedral, located on Unikankare Hill, is a national shrine. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Finland’s first bishop, St. Henrik and was inaugurated in 1300. The monuments and hundreds of details tell about the history of the Finnish people.
Turku Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and the country's national shrine. It is the central church of the Archdiocese of Turku and the seat of the Archbishop of Finland. It is also regarded as one of the major records of Finnish architectural history.
- Tuomiokirkonkatu 1, Turku, Finland
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Turku Cathedral is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is the central church of the Lutheran Archdiocese of Turku and the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Tapio Luoma.
Turku, Finland's oldest city, also has two of the most important monuments of the country: the Castle and the Cathedral, both from the end of the 13th century, when the town was founded by the Swedes. The Cathedral lies about 3km away from the Castle on the north side of the river Aura.
