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Sahalahden kirkko

Kangasala

Why visit

On the shore of Kirkkojärvi, along the road from Kangasala to Kuhmalahti, the wooden church of Sahalahti rises as an equal-armed cross church, its facade ordered by Empire-style pilasters and pediments.

Look for: Linger before the altarpiece ‘Tulkoot minun tyköni’, painted by Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin in 1896.

About this site

Wooden church, equal-armed cross church with chamfered interior corners. Sahalahti church village is situated on the shore of Kirkojärvi along the road from Kangasala to Kuhmalahti. Sahalahti wooden church is an equal-armed cross with chamfered corners, whose crossing is emphasized by an octagonal attic.

At the end of one arm is a two-storey tower connected by a low neck section. The transept arms have saddle roofs. The Empire church's facade is articulated by pilasters, gable triangles, and dentil cornices. The transept arm inner ceiling is a wooden vault; at the crossing there is an upward-tapering dome. The altarpiece "Let the children come to me" was painted by Alexandra Frosterus-Sältin in 1896.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish

Municipality
Kangasala
Heritage Agency record

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Sahalahden kirkko, Kangasala | Aikapolku