Petäjävesi Old Church
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| State Party |  Finland |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Identification | #584 |
| Regionb | Europe and North America |
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Inscription History |
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| Formal Inscription: | 1994 18th Session |
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a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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The wooden church of Petäjävesi was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was built between 1763 and 1765. UNESCO considered it to be a representative Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition, mixing Renaissance with older Gothic elements.
[edit] External links
- Petäjävesi Old Church; World Heritage website
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Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki | Fortress of Suomenlinna | High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (w/ Sweden) | Old Rauma | Petäjävesi Old Church | Verla Ground Wood and Board Mill | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
