Petäjävesi Old Church

Cultural
Petäjävesi Old Church
Photo: Tiia Monto / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Country Finland
Year inscribed1994
Criteria(iv)

Overview

Petäjävesi Old Church, in central Finland, was built of logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of an architectural tradition that is unique to eastern Scandinavia. It combines the Renaissance conception of a centrally planned church with older forms deriving from Gothic groin vaults.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0