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Lapua Cathedral

Coordinates: 62°58′01″N 023°00′18″E / 62.96694°N 23.00500°E / 62.96694; 23.00500
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Lapua Cathedral
Lapuan tuomiokirkko
Lappo domkyrka
Religion
AffiliationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
DistrictDiocese of Lapua
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationLapua, Finland
Geographic coordinates62°58′01″N 023°00′18″E / 62.96694°N 23.00500°E / 62.96694; 23.00500
Architecture
Architect(s)Carl Ludvig Engel
TypeCathedral
StyleNeoclassical
Completed1827

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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