Ristinkirkko
Ristinkirkko is the main church in Lahti, Finland. The modernist church, completed in 1978, was one of the last design projects of the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Matti Mattila, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Phyrexian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Lahti, Finland
- Also known as: “Central Lahti Church”, “Church of the Cross”, and “Ristinkirkko, Lahti”
- Address: Kirkkokatu 4
Photo: Phyrexian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lahden yhteiskoulu and Lahti Historical museum.
Lahti Historical museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lahti Historical museum is situated 310 metres west of Ristinkirkko.
Lahti Art Museum
Museum
The Lahti Art Museum is a museum focusing on visual arts, located in Lahti, Finland. The museum was founded in 1950. In connection with it is also the Poster Museum, established in 1975. Lahti Art Museum is situated 350 metres southeast of Ristinkirkko.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kartano and Radio Hill.
Kartano
Suburb
Kartano is the 2nd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the east, Keski-Lahti in the south, Salpausselkä in the southwest and Jalkaranta in the west.
Radio Hill
Locality
Radio Hill is a hill located in the city centre of Lahti, Finland. It is part of the Salpausselkä ridge system, with its peak at an elevation of c. 140 metres.
Paavola
Suburb
Photo: Satama, Public domain.
Paavola is the 3rd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Kiveriö in the north, Möysä in the east and Keski-Lahti in the west.
Ristinkirkko
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lahti, Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.98559° or 60° 59′ 8″ northLongitude
25.65706° or 25° 39′ 25″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
9GG7XMP4+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 46053218OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Ristinkirkko” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصليب”
- Estonian: “Lahti Risti kirik”
- Finnish: “Keski-Lahden kirkko”
- Finnish: “Ristinkirkko”
- French: “Église de la Croix à Lahti”
- French: “église de la croix”
- Swedish: “Ristinkirkko”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ristinkirkko”. Photo: Matti Mattila, CC BY 2.0.