Turku Cathedral with spring tulips along the Aura River |
Turku Cathedral and the Aura River |
Turku Cathedral dates back to 1300 |
Turku Cathedral expanded through the Middle Ages |
Turku Cathedral was damaged during the Great Fire of 1827 the present tower was rebuilt afterwards |
Mikael Agricola (1510-1557), Bishop of Turku 1554-57 |
Mikael Agricola translated the Bible into Finnish making him "Father of Literary Finnish" |
Mikael Agricola reformed the church in Finland as the first Lutheran Bishop of Finland |
Turku Cathedral - Turun tuomiokirkko - Åbo domkyrka |
The tower of Turku Cathedral is an impressive 101m tall |
Interior of Turku Cathedral |
Votiv Ship of Turku Cathedral - Kirkon votiivilaiva |
Votiv Ship of Turku Cathedral - Kirkon votiivilaiva |
Tomb of Scottish mercenary Major General (generalfältvaktmästare in Swedish) Samuel Cockburn (1574-1621) |
Stained glass window of the Crucifixion, Turku Cathedral |
Stained glass of Kankas Chapel with tomb of Karin Karin Månsdotter (1550-1612), Queen of Sweden |
Stained glass of Kankas Chapel, Turku Cathedral |
Bishop's coat-of-arms, Turku Cathedral, 1460 |
Stained glass window dated 1615, Turku Cathedral |
Approaching the altar of Turku Cathedral |
Main altar, Turku Cathedral |
Altar of Turku Cathedral with the Transfiguration Altar |
Transfiguration of Jesus by Fredrik Westin, 1836 |
Painted ceiling over the main altar, Turku Cathedral |
New organ of Turku Cathedral installed in 1980 |
1830s pulpit, Turku Cathedral |
Resurrection of Jesus to the left of the altar, Turku Cathedral |
The Last Supper, Turku Cathedral |
The Last Supper, Turku Cathedral |
Tomb of Åke Henriksson Tott (1598-1640), Turku Cathedral |
Mausoleum of Torsten Stålhandske (1503-1644) and his wife, Turku Cathedral |
Mausoleum of Torsten Stålhandske (1503-1644) and his wife, Turku Cathedral |