Lapua Cathedral

Lapua Cathedral
Lapuan tuomiokirkko
Lappo domkyrka
Basic information
Location Lapua, Finland
Geographic coordinates 62°58′01″N 023°00′18″E / 62.96694°N 23.00500°E / 62.96694; 23.00500Coordinates: 62°58′01″N 023°00′18″E / 62.96694°N 23.00500°E / 62.96694; 23.00500
Affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District Diocese of Lapua
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s) Carl Ludvig Engel
Architectural type Cathedral
Architectural style Neoclassical
Completed 1827
Specifications

The Lapua Cathedral (Finnish: Lapuan tuomiokirkko; Swedish: Lappo domkyrka) is a church in Lapua, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Lapua. The neoclassical cathedral was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and built in 1827. The cathedral's pipe organ is the largest in Finland.

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