St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel

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Seiskarinkatu 35
20900 Turku
Turku

Finland
coordinates: 60.4069023 22.2538376

Building names(s): St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel / Fish Chapel

Architect/Designer: Sanaksenaho Architects
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Opening Hours:
Monday till Friday: 11 – 16
Thursday: 11 – 18.30
Saturday and Sunday: 12 – 15

Last update: 3 June, 2009 | Suggested By sobky

on 11 Dec 2008 sobky

Inaugurated in 2005, St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel in Turku is one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture I’ve ever seen. It is a very simple building with a shape that reminds you of a fish or a boat.
The roof, or actually all of the outside, is made out of copper. The inside of the chapel is made completely out of wood. This 12 meter (40 feet) high ceiling looks much higher than it really is.
The natural light changes the balance of light and shadow constantly, thus the inside of the chapel never looks exactly the same.

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