Petäjävesi Old Church
Petäjävesi, Region of Central Finland, Province of Western Finland
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Identifier |
584 |
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states |
fi |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iv) |
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Title |
petäjävesi old church |
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latitude |
62.2500000000 |
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longitude |
25.1833305359 |
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location |
petäjävesi, region of central finland, province of western finland |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1994 |
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unique number |
691 |
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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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