Mikkeli Parish Church

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The third church of Mikkeli Parish was built in 1816-17. The church is designed by the government architect Charles Bassi and it is typical large wooden church in Eastern Finland. The altarpiece is a copy of painting in Louvre, Paris painted by Pierre Prudhon. Church bells date back to the year 1752.

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Address
Otavankatu 9, Mikkeli, Finland

Established
1816-1817

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