Lapua Cathedral

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Lapua Cathedral
Lapuan tuomiokirkko
Lappo domkyrka
Basic information
Location Lapua, Finland
Geographic coordinates 62°58′01″N, 23°00′18″E
Religious affiliation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
District Diocese of Lapua
Ecclesiastical status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s) Carl Ludvig Engel
Architectural type Cathedral
Year 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 cathedral was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and built in 1827. The cathedral's pipe organ is the largest in Finland.