The World Design Capital in 2012 is Helsinki. Kamppi Chapel of Silence is one of the most popular sights at the moment.
The Chapel opened its doors on June 1, and by now more than 100 000 visitors have seen it.

Three Finnish architects designed the Chapel. It is a sample of innovative wood architecture, and it has received a lot of attention even before it was completed.
For example it was granted the International Architecture Award 2010 by the Chicago Athenaeum.

The Chapel is intended to be a place where people can have a moment of silence and meet each other. It offers an opportunity to calm down in the middle of perhaps the busiest area in Finland.

World Design Capital 2008 was Torino, 2010 Seoul, 2014 it will be Cape Town.

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