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Nastolan kirkko

Lahti

Why visit

Nastola's equal-armed cross church is wooden through and through — a lantern tower rises over the crossing, and the arms are lined with a warm wooden barrel vault.

Look for: Seek out the altar painting The Crucified, by an unknown artist in a frame from the 1600s; an octagonal cupola arches over the centre.

About this site

Wooden church, equal-armed cross church with chamfered interior corners. Nastola wooden church was built as an equal-armed cross with chamfered corners in 1892–1804. The church's current appearance with a lantern tower above the crossing dates from the 1891 repair. One of the transept arms has a hipped and the other a saddle roof.

The transept arms have wooden barrel vault ceilings; in the centre there is an octagonal dome. An altarpiece The Crucifixion by an unknown artist has a frame from the 17th century. The separate bell tower was built in 1760 and moved to its current location in 1803–1804. The old cemetery, as well as the site of the earlier church, is located to the east of the church.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish

Municipality
Lahti
Heritage Agency record

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Nastolan kirkko, Lahti | Aikapolku