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St Michael's Church, Turku

Michael's Church (Finnish: Mikaelinkirkko, Swedish: Mikaelskyrkan) is a church situated in central Turku. It is named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905. It dominates the western skyline of the city of Turku. It was designed by Professor Lars Sonck and is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku, being able to seat 1,800 people. When Sonck won the competition for the church in 1894, he was onl…

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1899

Turku, Turku, Finland

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Lars Sonck

1870-1956 · Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

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Lars Sonck was a Finnish architect associated with National Romantic and Nordic Classicist architecture, and one of the major early twentieth-century figures in Finland.

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studio · Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

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