La vieille église de Petäjävesi est un des plus importants monuments finlandais de l'architecture en bois. Elle a été inscrite au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO en 1994.
Cette église fut construite entre 1763 et 1765. Dans la région des lacs, en Finlande, il était caractéristique de construire les églises le long des cours d'eau. C'était des repères visibles de loin. L'intérieur de l'église a été préservé dans un état quasiment identique à son état original.
La chaire est admirable. Son balcon est porté par un Saint Christophe. L'art populaire de la sculpture sur bois a aussi représenté les quatre évangélistes et une multitude d'anges.
Cette église n'a plus été utilisée à partir de 1879, une nouvelle église ayant été construite pour la paroisse. Le cimetière a cependant continué à être utilisé.
Cette ancienne église est toutefois encore utilisée pour des mariages, des baptêmes, parfois des messes. Elle accueille aussi des concerts en été.
BUILDING THE OLD CHURCH AT PETÄJÄVESI
The Old Church at Petäjävesi was marked as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994 as an excellent example of a Lutheran country church built of logs. The Old Church represents an architectural tradition unique to eastern Scandinavia.
The old church at Petäjävesi was built from 1763 until 1765 to act as a village church in the parish of Jämsä; the dedication did not, however, take place until 1778. The church was built under the instruction of master builder Jaakko Klemetinpoika Leppänen. Leppänen had taken example of European church architecture and was able to plan a church based on these designs using logs. The bell tower was built by Erkki Jaakonpoika Leppänen, the grandson of the original master builder, in 1821.
The church was no longer used after 1879 when a new church was constructed. The cemetary of the Old Church remained in use however. Nowadays the Old Church at Petäjävesi is used for worship on summer Sundays and for summer concerts on Wednesdays. It is one of the Finland's most well loved wedding churches.
The Old Church at Petäjävesi was marked as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994 as an excellent example of a Lutheran country church built of logs. The Old Church represents an architectural tradition unique to eastern Scandinavia.
The old church at Petäjävesi was built from 1763 until 1765 to act as a village church in the parish of Jämsä; the dedication did not, however, take place until 1778. The church was built under the instruction of master builder Jaakko Klemetinpoika Leppänen. Leppänen had taken example of European church architecture and was able to plan a church based on these designs using logs. The bell tower was built by Erkki Jaakonpoika Leppänen, the grandson of the original master builder, in 1821.
The church was no longer used after 1879 when a new church was constructed. The cemetary of the Old Church remained in use however. Nowadays the Old Church at Petäjävesi is used for worship on summer Sundays and for summer concerts on Wednesdays. It is one of the Finland's most well loved wedding churches.
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