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Petäjävesi Old Church

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Finland
Date of Inscription: 1994
Criteria: (iv)
Petäjävesi, Region of Central Finland, Province of Western Finland
N62 15 00 E25 11 00
Ref: 584

Brief Description

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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