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FINLAND

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE


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About Finland


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About Finland

GRANITE LIMESTONE


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About Finland

http://www.hanken.fi/public/en/finnishwayoflife/


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FINLAND

Architecture in


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Brick Gothic

Backsteingotic/ Lombard Gothic/ Gotyc Celgany

North Germany and countries around the Baltic sea

Use of brick due to lack of building stones

Also encompasses non-brick Gothic structures, which is mostly stone-built

Lack of figural architectural sculpture

Colour contrast between red bricks, glazed bricks and white lime plaster

Bulky and of monumental size, but rather simple as regards their external

appearance

Hall church: a special characteristic of Brick Gothic

Nave and aisles are approx. the same height

Absence of triforium and clerestory

Flying buttresses were unnecessary

Single western tower or western apse

Entrances are often on north or south instead of west

Immense roof, covering nave and aisles in one span


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RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS

EXAMPLES


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Gothic Buildings/ Structures

Espoo Cathedral, Espoo

Holy Cross Church, Hattula

Naantali Church, Naantali

Porvoo Cathedral, Porvoo

St Mary's Church, Turku

Turku Cathedral, Turku

And several more


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Holy Cross Church, Hattula

oldest church in Tavastia, lies in the municipality

of Hattula by the Hameenlinna - Hattula highway

on the shore of the lake Vanaja in Central

Tavastia represents Gothic style and is one of the oldest

brick buildings in Finland

widely known as a place of pilgrimage, but

nowadays it functions as a museum because of

the well preserved lime paint frescoes or wall

paintings


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Exterior: facade

EAST FACADE

WEST FACADE

PART OF STONE WALL


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Exterior: portal

SOUTHERN STONE PORTALNORTHERN STONE PORTAL

INNER STONE WALL OF PORTAL


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Exterior: wall, and openings

CORNER STONECLOSE UP OF BRICK WALL OUTER PILLAR

WINDOW 1 WINDOW 2 SACRISTY DOOR


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Exterior: cemetery

MODERN GRAVEYARDCEMETERY

OLD GRAVESTONE


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Interior

SIDE AISLEMAIN AISLE AND ALTAR

EASTERN SIDE OF MAIN AISLE VAULT


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Interior: wall paintings

MARY MAGDALENE WASHES THE FEET OF CHRISTHELEN AND THE HOLY CROSS

DOOR TO THE SACRISTY VAULT


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Interior: details

ST. LAWRENCEST. BIRGITTA ST. GEORGE

PILLAR OF PULPIT PULPIT WOODEN FONT


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Mother Church ofthe EvangelicalLutheran Churchof Finland, and

the country'snational shrine

used for divineworship, and isalso frequently

used for musicalevents

now over sevenhundred yearsold. TURKU EXTERIOR


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Floor Plan

13th Century

Originally made of wood

14th Century

Expanded using stone

Choir was added

Altar was transferred in the apse

15th Century

Side chapels were added in the Northand South

Roof vaults were raised to theirpresent height of 24 m

16th Century

Side chapels were converted intofuneral vaults

FLOOR PLAN


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Floor Plan

Beginning of Modern period

Addition of the Tower

1830s

Altarpiece- transfiguration of

Christ painted by Swedish artistFredik Westin

Reredos- designed by Arch. C.L.Engel

Frescoes- in Romantic Style court

painter R.W. Ekman1870s

Stained glass windows along theNorth chapels

FLOOR PLAN


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TURKU IN 1814 TURKU IN 1900


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Interior

TURKU INTERIORhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/papaija2008/2963

212069/in/photostream

TURKU INTERIOR DOWNhttp://www.flickr.com

TURKU INTERIOR UPhttp://www.flickr.com


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Interior

ALTARhttp://www.wikipedia.com/Turku_Cathedral

PULPIThttp://www.flickr.com

NORTH SIDE CHAPELhttp://www.flickr.com

ORGANhttp://www.flickr.com

FONT

MADE OF

LIMESTONE

www.scrib.com/Brochure of the Turku

Cathedral


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SECULAR BUILDINGS

EXAMPLES


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Hame Castle, Hameenlina

A medieval castle inHameenlinna,Finland

located on the coastof lake Vanajavesi in

the city center Work on building the

castle seems to havestarted in the 1290s

castle was first madeof grey stone, andlater bricks wereused.

The main castle isnow presented as ahistorical monument.

PRESENT HAME CASTLEhttps://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0425/5ae01c0466838/5ae01c11

OLD HAME CASTLEhttp://wikipedia.com


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Floor Plan

square ground planand almost cubicmass, the castle isvery similar to thecastles built by the

German orders in theBaltic countries andEastern Prussiaduring the MiddleAges

German influence is

unmistakable brick, which was

manufactured on thespot by Germancraftsmen

Building 1Shell keep112 Wellyard113 Courtyard110 Chapel107 South tower115 Medieval kitchen114 East tower102 Chamber101 Chamber

103 Great hall

Building 2Crown bakeryCaf and restaurant

Building 3OfficeMuseumshop and ticketoffice

Building 4

Western bailey building

Building 5Southern bailey building125 Entrance hall,staircase to the first floor126 Auditorium127 Scale model

Building 6Canon tower


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Floor Plan

The interiorhierarchy of therooms was organizedso that all the finestrooms were on the

first floor The square castle

ward had an externalgallery at first-floorlevel, giving access toall the rooms

through ornate brickportals. The galleryhas beenreconstructed andthe portals restored.

Building 1Shell keep201 North tower,staircase to thesecond floor202 Hall in thenortheast wing203 QueensChamber204 Kings Hall

206 Gate Tower208 South tower209 Vestibule212 Chamber213 Chamber216 Knights Hall

Building 2Summer caf 2.5.-15.8. and restaurant

Building 3Office

Building 4Exhibition halls

Building 5Exhibition halls


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